The snow is falling; light snow has been coming down since last night. Not a lot—yet—but it's a welcome addition to the slopes in the lead-up to the holiday. The big fall is predicted for the 31st and on.

The official reports aren't in yet, and it's time to go skiing, so I'll give my observations from the base, and add the official from the previous day from tomorrow. All the lifts should be running in the next few days, so I'll remove the individual lift information from here, and just note when there are changes in operations, closures due to wind or whatever else happens.

Lift operations:

Akakura Onsen:
Ginrei No. 3, No. 5; Kumado No. 1, No. 2 No. 4, No. 6; Yodel Super Quad; Chuo Lift; Maruyama Triple; Sekimi Pair Lift. Operating 8:30 to 4. Night skiing at Kumado, 5 to 9 p.m.

Akakan (Akakura Kanko):
All lifts open. Operating 8:30 to 3:30.

Ikenotaira:
All lifts open.

Myoko Suginohara:
Gondola 8 to 4; Suginohara No. 1 Romance, 8:15 to 4:30; Mitahara No. 2, 3.

Seki Onsen:
Open

Myoko Ski Park:
Open

Kyukamura:
Open

Tangram:
Lifts No. 3, 4, 5 and 6. Operations 8:30 to 6.

Madarao:
All lifts open.

Current Official Snow Depths:

Akakura Onsen:
85cm

Akakan (Akakura Kanko):
80cm

Ikenotaira:
80cm

Myoko Suginohara:
80cm

Seki Onsen:
100cm

Myoko Ski Park:
65cm

Kyukamura:
110cm

Tangram:
70cm

Madarao:
110cm