Good morning from Hakuba and welcome to the last part of summer... or are we in autumn now?!

It is a cloudy start to the day today and it will probably be raining later on, but this summer we have enjoyed a lot of sun. If I had three words to describe the summer I think they would be 'hot and sunny'. More sun than usual actually, and of course you could escape some of the heat in the valley by getting up into the mountains.

I think everyone now though is very much ready for and looking forward to cooler temperatures and happily there are signs of the seasons changing. Winter might be the favourite season for most, but autumn is a great one too and a very fine time to be in Hakuba. Comfortable temperatures, stunning scenery and the excitement of the build up to winter as well as an extra bonus.

We'll be here with a few updates over the next few months and then increasing as the winter approaches.

Here's to a wonderful autumn and an even better and snowier winter.