Visibility didn't improve much yesterday really, with thick soup like fog engulfing many resort areas until later on in the afternoon though in places a few rays of sunshine tried to break through it all. Not with much success though.

The only new snow being reported by resorts this morning is 1cm on the Riesen part of Happo-one, other than that it's no fresh to report.

It's much clearer this morning though and you can actually see things in front of you - and off into the distance as well! An overcast but bright feel to the morning so far with some blue sky appearing at times and the sun shining down in places. It feels like it will clear up.

Temperatures down to minus 11 in the village overnight and at 9am this morning around -7. A high of around -1C is forecast for the early afternoon. Just a light breeze.

Still looking good for snowfall tonight. Some forecasts labelling it as 'heavy'. Fingers crossed I can report that tomorrow.

In the meantime have a great day.

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Official snow depth numbers and operations (as of 18th January 2014):

Hakuba Goryu:
Reporting 0cm at Iimori.
Upper - 275cm
Toomi - 160cm
Iimori - 130cm

Hakuba 47:
Reporting 0cm of new snowfall.
Upper - 270cm
Lower - 120cm

Happo-one:
Reporting 1cm of new snowfall at Riesen.
Usagidaira - 235cm
Nakiyama - 75cm
Sakka - 80cm

Hakuba Iwatake:
Upper - 195cm
Lower - 70cm

Tsugaike Kogen:
Tsuganomori - 290cm
Maruyama - 130cm
Kanenonaruoka - 140cm

Hakuba Cortina:
Reporting 0cm of new snowfall.
Upper - 296cm
Lower - 155cm

Hakuba Minekata:
70cm