>> Conditions at 820m (Hirafu midway station):
12-hour snow 5 cm (estimated)
Temperature -9 °C
Wind N 9 m/s
>>Conditions observed 7 am at Village level:
12-hour snow 5 cm
Temperature -4 °C
Wind NNw 2.6 m/s
5 cm of new snow has fallen in the last 12 hours. My car is covered by new snow but not enough amount to cover the all tracks.
Now it’s getting hard to find powder without long walk in Niseko. Groomers are still in great condition for curving. Please control your speed and don’t hit anything.
Sapporo snow festival has started yesterday. it’s a Japan’s largest winter events, started in 1950, has about 250 snow and ice sculptures on display, attracting millions of tourists from around the world.Sapporo is turned into a winter dreamland of crystal-like ice and white snow.
http://www.snowfes.com/english/index.html
Light snow fall is forecast tonight.
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