It has been an overcast day here in Nozawa with a moderate westerly wind and almost no sunshine. Temperatures have stayed fairly cool keeping the snow from melting too much, but the Chinese sand that came in the last storm is making things pretty sticky up on the mountain. Lower down it’s very slushy and rumor is they will be closing the bottom half of the mountain after the next weekend. It may even have to happen earlier with some heavy precipitation forecast for the rest of the week and likely to fall as rain on the lower slopes as well as in the village. Snow is still forecast up higher though, and quite a bit of it so Yamabiko should be a lot of fun this week, especially on Friday.
New Snow (Resort): 0 cm
New Snow (Village): 0 cm
Weather: Overcast with a moderate westerly wind.
Official statistics: (8:00 AM)
| Area | New Snow (cm) | Base Yesterday (cm) | Base Today (cm) | Current temperature (degrees C) | Snow Conditions | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamabiko | 0 | 210 | 205 | -2 | Firm | Cloudy |
| Uenodaira | 0 | 170 | 160 | -2 | Sticky | Cloudy |
| Hikage | 0 | 70 | 60 | 3 | Slushy | Cloudy |
| Nagasaka | 0 | 50 | 40 | 3 | Slushy | Cloudy |
| Karasawa | 0 | 40 | 25 | 2 | Slushy | Cloudy |
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