Blue skies started to appear above the valley in the middle of the day yesterday. It was later in the afternoon before visibility improved at some higher runs on the resorts but by late afternoon it was fine views all round. It kept relatively cool through the day though.

It's a bright and clear start to this Sunday morning. There's some wispy thin clouds up there but generally it's blue skies and sunny - perhaps a more generally hazy feel than full on bluebird. A fine spring morning and already approaching 10 degrees as of 9am and there's not much of a wind.

Some news from the Happo-one resort who have announced their planned life operations from now until the end of the season...

The following lifts at Happo-one will be open until the end of today:
- Central Pair
- Shirakaba Number 2 Pair

The following lifts at Happo-one will be open until 31st March:
- Nakiyama Number 2 Pair
- Sakka Number 2 Pair
- Sakka Number 3 Triple
- Shirakaba Number 1 Pair

The following lifts at Happo-one will be open until 7th April:
- Nakiyama Number 3 Triple
- Happo Riesen quad
- Kitaone Number 3 Pair
- Sakka Kitaone Quad
- HAPPO BANKS park

The following lifts at Happo-one will be open until Golden Week in early May:
- Hakuba Kokusai Number 3 Pair (Saturdays and holidays only from 8th April)
- Kurobishi Number 3 Pair
- Kurobishi Number 2 Quad
- Grat Quad
- Skyline Number 2 Pair
- Gondola Adam
- Alpen Quad
- Usagidaira Pair (Saturdays and holidays only from 8th April)
- Panorama Pair

We'll bring you other such news as we get it...

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Official snow depths and operations @ Sunday 24th March 2013 AM:

Hakuba Goryu:
No new snowfall reported by Hakuba Goryu.
Official snow depths:
Alps daira - 240cm;
Toomi - 85cm;
Iimori - 65cm

Hakuba 47:
0cm of new snowfall reported by Hakuba 47 since yesterday.
Official snow depth:
Upper - 160cm
Lower - 75cm

Happo-one:
Official snow depth:
Usagidaira - 180cm
Nakiyama/Shirakaba - 30cm
Sakka - 40cm

Tsugaike Kogen:
Official snow depth:
Upper slopes - 270cm
Lower slopes - 100cm

Hakuba Cortina:
No new snow reported by Hakuba Cortina since yesterday.
Official snow depth:
Upper slopes - 270cm
Lower slopes - 150cm

Hakuba Iwatake:
Official snow depth:
Upper slopes - 140cm
Lower slopes - 45cm

Hakuba Sanosaka:
Official snow depth:
80cm