I'm happy to report that we are back open this morning with much clearer and calmer conditions over Nozawa.... the four lifts mentioned below are all moving and taking people up the mountain. Actually it's a lovely clear morning with blue skies up there. The local forecast has a high of around +8 degrees lined up for later on this afternoon with similar conditions likely tomorrow. For the weekend it looks like it should be a mix of cloud and sun as well actually.

Current Official Snow Depths Numbers:

Yamabiko:
340cm

Uenotaira:
310cm

* Readings by the resort from lower slopes now seem to have finished - though there's still plenty.

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Current Lift operations (scheduled):
Nagasaka Gondola
Yamabiko Four
Yamabiko Four No2
Skyline Link

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Main courses open (scheduled):
Yamabiko A-E courses
Skyline
Uenotaira
Paradise
Schneider
Utopia courses
Yunomine A, B
Challenge
Bunabayashi
Rinkan

The above are subject to change.