Experiencing a bit of a spike on the thermometer in Nozawa this morning. It is currently 5 degrees at the front door and is expected to stay warmish throughout today.

The weather is coming in from the south and bringing a warm current from Okinawa with it. The weatherman is still telling us to expect rain at the village level later today but it should be snow up higher with the freezing level well above sea level where it has been sitting for the past few weeks.

It is set to drop again from tomorrow night though with low temps and snow on the forecast. Yesterday was a nice day on the slopes with clear skies and fun conditions. Should be similar today. This change in temps will most likely heighten avalanche danger so take care if venturing away from the groomed runs.

Current Official Snow Depths Numbers:

Yamabiko:
400cm

Uenotaira:
385cm

Nagasaka:
290cm

Current Lift operations:
All open

Current courses open:
All open