It's funny. I had to be away yesterday so I wasn't around to see if it rained or not yesterday. I hear it did in the afternoon/evening, even though some people insist that it didn't. I give up with some people. Take your pick! ;) And I am sorry that I wasn't here to see with my own eyes, I only just got back to Nozawa 30 minutes ago...

Anyway this morning the webcams show severely limited visibility - can you see your hand - on the upper slopes. Not so bad around base.

A high of around +5C expected today and perhaps we can get a bit of snow tonight with tomorrow set to be colder. Come on!!

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Wednesday 20th February 2019

Fresh snowfall reported by the ski resort (since yesterday 3pm):

- Yamabiko (1407m): 0cm
- Uenotaira (1230m): 0cm
- Hikage (660m): 0cm
- Nagasaka (615m): 0cm
- Karasawa (563m): 0cm

Official snow depth numbers (reported by resort):

- Yamabiko (1407m): 285cm
- Uenotaira (1230m): 250cm
- Hikage (660m): 170cm
- Nagasaka (615m): 160cm
- Karasawa (563m): 135cm

All lifts apart from the following planned to be operating:

- Yunomine pair
- Mizunashi triple
- Challenge pair
- Utopia pair
- Kandahar pair (open for general public on 1st Mar 2019)

All courses open apart from the following planned to be open:

- Grand Prix
- Kandahar (open for general public on 1st Mar 2019)

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Lift operation times until end of March:

Nagasaka Gondola - until 4:00pm (time of last one down)
Hikage Gondola - until 4:20pm (time of last one down)
Yamabiko Number 2 Four - until 4:10pm
Skyline connecting pair - until 4:30pm
Base lifts - until 5:00pm
Yu Road - until 5:10pm