-2 degrees this morning early on and snowing, but not much of a wind. Just a bit of new snow to report, with 5cm higher up.

No new snow in terms of cm this morning in Zao but yesterday was impressive. Surely over 50cm on the mountain and some deep conditions to be had.

Lots more new snow here this morning. Over 20cm outside my place early on.

And yes, more snow this morning. About another 20cm or so at base areas though it is just cloudy at the moment though the forecast is for cloud and snow on and off through the day.

Yes the snow is continuing to fall here and there's another 20cm of it outside my place this morning, and perhaps a few more since then.

More find and hearty greetings from Zao where we have been blessed with lots more snow overnight once again.

So much for last night's forecast of heavy snow last night... we just got another 5cm or so since my report yesterday.

30cm of fresh snow in the village this morning. Yes, thirty. Oh yes. I like it.

Just a bit of snowfall overnight, let's put it at 1cm, but the day started off cloudy with a moderate wind.

Now this is better. About 20cm of fresh snow at base in the village here this morning in Zao.

Just a few cm of snow here at base in Zao this morning. It is still snowing though so we can hopefully expect some more during the day. It's -1C at the moment.

It has been quiet here since last weekend. The Chuo Number 1 lift and Utopia Number 1 lifts hope to be re-opening from tomorrow.

Hello and welcome to Zao Now for the 2013-2014 snow season. Let's hope it's an wonderfully snowy one.

With sprinklings of snow on the upper parts of the mountain even into May, 2012/2013 has been an odd season in some respects.