After that rainy start to the day yesterday things dried up later on in the day and the clouds gradually moved higher revealing more of the mountains as the afternoon went on. Visibility remained limited in places on the open resort slopes though from time to time.

It's clearer this morning, though there is still a lot of cloud around. The sun has been showing through the clouds every now and again since earlier on. It's about 15C in the village just after 9am.

Sun (some cloud) and warmth seems to be what is forecast from tomorrow through into next week.

Remember, Happo-one, Hakuba 47 and Tsugaike Kogen are all open until Tuesday with Hakuba Goryu planning to battle on until the following Sunday.

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Official snow depth numbers and operations at resorts remaining open (as of 1st May 2014):

Hakuba Goryu:
Plans to be open until 11th May. Top area open, need to get gondola back down to base.
Upper - 135cm
Toomi - 0cm

Hakuba 47:
Plans to be open until 6th May. Almost all of Hakuba 47 remains open though snow very thin in some areas.
Upper - 80cm
Lower - 20cm

Happo-one:
Plans to be open until 6th May. Top areas (Riesen Grat, Usagidaira, Kurobishi, Panorama, Skyline) open. Need to get lift back down to base.
Usagidaira - 85cm
Lower - 0cm

Tsugaike Kogen:
Plans to be open until 6th May. Top area remains open.
Tsuganomori - 156cm
Lower - 0cm

All other resorts now closed for the season.