New Snow (Resort): 2cm
New Snow (Village): 1cm
Weather: Fine
Snow Depth: 180cm (Yamabiko)
Outlook: rain at the end of the week and then snow over the weekend.
Open Areas: Almost everything is open except Kurokura which is not too far away. Kandahar is closed for Nozawa Onsen Junior Ski Cup.
Well the promised rain did not come through as hoped, conditions on the mountain will be dust on hard pan. If you like powder the last 10 days has really been almost a complete write off.
If you are getting to Nozawa on Friday, don’t forget your umbrella – heavy rain is expected in the village. Saturday and Sunday should finally see some decent snow fall. It is really needed to freshen things up a bit.