It's Saturday 6th and the day of the official opening of the resort here, with the ceremony to be held on the Uwanodai area by the base centre at 11am. Prayers for safety will be made. And no doubt mochi will make some kind of appearance as well as some 'characters'.

What's even more interesting than that is the fact that more of the resort is opening up this morning. 6 lifts plan to be moving as well as the usual ropeways and gondolas, and here they are:

Onsen Number 1 pair lift
Mikaeri pair lift
Chuo pair lift
Paradise pair lift
Yokokura Number 1 pair lift
Utopia Number 2 pair lift

So basically we have 3 areas of the resort open - part of the base Uwanodai and Yokokura areas and the higher Paradise area.

Snow clouds look set to be with us today before easing tomorrow.

I think we can definitely say it is a very good start to the season. We're set for a good one, let's hope it continues.

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Official snow depths (6th December 14):
Utopia: 130cm
Chuo: 80cm
Paradise: 80cm
Uwanodai: 80cm