After all that talk of numbers yesterday, get a load of this. Snowfall reported by the resort since yesterday morning, after the snowfall we had yesterday during the day time and overnight.

Yamabiko - 34cm
Uenotaira - 40cm
Hikage - 45cm
Nagasaka - 40cm
Karasawa - 35cm

Yamabiko snow depth is also back up to 3m this morning.

Yes, it has been a Nozawa-like snowy 24 hours here. A bit of a surprise at just how much we have got, but a good surprise.

It is continuing to snow as well, so let's get some more out of it. The forecast does tell us to expect the snow clouds to ease off though during the day, to be followed by a clear and sunny day tomorrow. As I mentionede before temps are set to creep up a bit from tomorrow for a few days and we still might get some rain late Saturday though hopefully that will be kept to a mimimum and it will be snowing where it really matters - on the slopes. We'll see.

For now though should be fantastic conditions this morning and then that possibly bluebird tomorrow.

Nice!

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Thursday 23rd January 2014:

Official snow depths:
Yamabiko - 300cm
Uenotaira - 270cm
Hikage - 185cm
Nagasaka - 180cm
Karasawa - 130cm

Lifts
All lifts operating except:
Yunomine pair
Mizunashi triple
Challenge pair
Utopia pair
Hikage Number 2 pair B

Courses
All courses open