It's a cloudy morning here in Nozawa Onsen. Temperature around -2 degrees, no new snowfall to report on lower areas but 5cm reported by the Yamabiko area up top and a temperature of -6 degrees.

We might get to see some snowfall today but the forecast doesn't predict anything significant. And the forecast for the next few days seems to have been somewhat downgraded in terms of snowfall. We'll just have to see how it turns out.

It's New Years Eve of course and the village is bustling.

Nighta is on tonight until 11:30pm and then there'll be fireworks to celebrate New Year. Sake too. And no doubt some celebrations in the village. Sounds good.

I'd like to take this chance to thank everyone for reading this and wish you all the best for 2014. I'll be back with the first report of the year tomorrow morning. Fingers crossed it's a snowy one.

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Tuesday 31st December 2013:

Official snow depths:
Yamabiko - 190cm
Uenotaira - 165cm
Hikage - 80cm
Nagasaka - 70cm
Karasawa - 50cm

Lifts
All lifts operating

Courses
All courses open apart from:
Kandahar East
Kandahar West