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.

After the calmer weather of yesterday, it's snowy conditions here in Zao this morning.

Morning from Zao Onsen and we have had more snowfall.... another 10cm or so.

Hello and welcome back! We have received the first snowfall of the season down here at base.

With just the Chuo area open for skiing and snowboarding today, once the day is done that will be the end of the 14-15 season at Zao.

The snow continues to melt quicky in the heat, and we're now down to a rather limited area to ski/board.

We've had rain and sometimes clearer weather conditions since my last report. Yesterday it was rain top to bottom on the mountain unfortunately.

Unfortunately April is starting with some rain in Zao and pretty cloudy/foggy conditions as well - limited visibility out there. I won't mention the chance of some snow before tomorrow higher up.