Yesterday was the goods as far as ski days go with all the elements coming together there were lots of very happy people rolling down the slopes.

We did not get any snow overnight in Nozawa for a change, which was kind of nice and after a bit of light snow this morning the sun is out once again. Not sure how long it will last though. Forecast is for the next big system to hit starting on Monday night. Though it may start off with some (shhh!) rain in the village as mild temperautes are forecast before they drop down again and hopefully quickly turn to snow down low in the village. Fingers crossed that it's snow from the get-go.

The sun yesterday was a blessing and helped a lot with the snow clearing efforts. Everyone that was not up the mountain was in to it and it is amazing what can be achieved in a day.

A big thank you to all the resort staff, lodges staff and the community as a whole for your efforts. Has been a big extra workload clearing all the snow this season but everyone worked together and greeted the guests with a smile as is always the case in Nozawa.

It should be another great day up the slopes today but a bit busy with the weekend crowd. Quite a lot of fun events ahead in Nozawa during February and March including the Jazz Festival on February 18th and then various festivals thru March, with all this snow it is going to be a great time to be in the mountains.

Hikage Gondola is back in motion too today!

Current Official Snow Depths Numbers:

Yamabiko:
420cm

Uenotaira:
410cm

Nagasaka:
315cm

Current Lift operations:
All open

Current courses open:
All open