A very foggy and rather mild early morning in Shiga Kogen. Here from Maruike I can't see anything of any mountains at all. I have just come back from the Kumanoyu area and while it's still only 9am, it was very quiet... though there is a steady stream of cars and buses making their way past the window here now.

There's some snow on the local forecast and that is due later today. While we are headed into a colder spell, next snow after that due around Wednesday/Thursday.

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Official snow depth data, as of Saturday 1st March 2014):

Sun Valley:
180cm

Maruike:
180cm

Hasuike:
180cm

Giant:
180cm

Higashitateyama:
180cm

Hoppo Bundaira:
180cm

Takamagahara Mammoth:
180cm

Nishitateyama:
170cm

Ichinose Family:
180cm

Terakoya:
180cm

Ichinose Diamond:
180cm

Yakebitaiyama:
220cm

Okushiga Kogen:
220cm

Kumanoyu (skiers only):
220cm

Yokoteyama:
210cm