Happy New Year from Hakuba.

It was a good-looking mix of cloud and blue sky through the day yesterday. And then on to the last night of the year. Lots of celebrating going on as you might expect. I hope everyone behaved! :)

This morning light snow was falling and there's a bit on the ground. Not much and resorts are also reporting just a cm or two, up to 5cm. We are expecting sunshine today so the clouds are expected to clear up and for mild conditions this afternoon. And tomorrow too. Can't someone just push those temperatures down a bit somehow? Answers on a postcard please.

Everyone is of course anxiously wanting to hear about decent fresh snowfall; it looks like it'll be Tuesday when we can expect that. And hopefully it will be decent. Let it be, as they say.

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Resort news as of 8:30am on Sunday 1st January 2017:

All information as available and subject to change during the day due to weather and snow conditions.

Hakuba 47:
The resort is reporting 5cm of fresh snowfall.
The top connection with Hakuba Goryu is open.
Operating lifts and course info:
- All lifts operating.
- All courses now open apart from Route 7.
- The Tree Riding Zones are not yet open.
Official snow depth
Upper: 110cm
Base: 20cm

Hakuba Goryu:
The resort is reporting 1-2cm of fresh snowfall.
The top connection with Hakuba 47 is open.
Operating lifts and course info:
- All lifts apart from the Iimori Number 1 lift and the Cosmo quad lift are operating.
The following courses are open:
- Grand Prix
- Panorama
- Super
- Toomi
- Soft Cream
- Powder Snow (part)
Official snow depth
Alps: 125cm
Toomi: 35cm
Iimori: 20cm

Hakuba Happo-one:
The upper areas of Hakuba Happo-one are open.
You can now ski or board back down to base via the Riesen Slalom and Nakiyama courses.
Downloading via Gondola or lift required in the other areas.
The resort is reporting 1cm of fresh snowfall.
Operating lifts and course info:
- Most lifts are now operating with just a number of base area lifts still to get moving.
The following courses are open:
- Kurobishi
- Usagidaira
- Skyline
- Riesen (part)
- Panorama
- Nakiyama South (part)
- Kita-one 3
Official snow depth:
Usagidaira: 90cm
Kurobishi: 110cm
Lower: 25cm

Tsugaike Kogen:
Tsugaike Kogen is now mostly open.
Operating lifts and course info:
- Most lifts are now operating.
The following courses are open:
- Most areas of Tsugaike Kogen are now open apart from Uma-no-se and Champion areas.
Official snow depth:
Tsuga-no-mori: 110cm
Han-no-ki: 100cm
Oya-no-hara: 30cm
Maruyama: 30cm
Kane-no-naru-oka: 15cm

Hakuba Cortina:
The resort is reporting up to 0cm of fresh snowfall.
Operating lifts and course info:
- Hakuba Cortina is now mostly open.
Official snow depth:
Top: 117cm
Base: 80cm

Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field:
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field is currently part open.
Operating lifts and course info:
- Gondola
- Paradise triple
- 3-sen North lift
- 4-sen East lift
The following courses are at least part open:
- View C (part)
- East
- North
- Downhill (part)
- Paradise (part)
- by1
Official snow depth:
Top: 55cm
Base: 30cm

Kashimayari:
Kashimayari is currently part open.
Operating lifts:
- Number 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7 lifts.
Official snow depth:
Top: 30cm

Hakuba Norikura Onsen:
Hakuba Norikura Onsen is currently part open.
Lift info:
- Most lifts are now operating with most courses planned to be available today.
Official snow depth:
Top: 85cm

Hakuba Sanosaka:
Hakuba Sanosaka is now part open.
Official snow depth:
Top: 20cm

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Please note that Yanaba ski hill will not be opening for the 2016-2017 season