Just a few cm of new snowfall here in Zao Onsen village since yesterday and it's another cold start to the day.

10cm of fresh snow this morning in Zao Onsen, here in the village. As always expect more in higher areas on the mountain.

It is a very cold start to the day today... coldest of the season so far? Very probably.

22cm of snow piled up outside my place here this morning. Utopia area adding 35cm to their snow depth this morning.

I was hoping to be able to report more than 1cm of snow this morning, but that's the number.

1cm of snow to report this morning here in Zao, surely a bit more than that in higher areas on the mountain.

I was up on the mountain yesterday. Some really good snow conditions out there and it was very cold too.

Perhaps not as much as we were expecting and it's not snowing just now but we are hoping for more before tomorrow morning.

2cm of snow on the ground as snow has started falling from the skies this morning.

Yesterday the official opening ceremony of the resort took place over at Uwanodai in the snow.

There's another 20cm of snow on the ground here in Zao since yesterday as we feel the effects of this storm coming across northern Japan.