>> Conditions at 820m (Hirafu midway station):
12-hour snow 20 cm (estimated)
Temperature -9.6 °C
Wind NW 9 m/s
>>Conditions observed 7 am at Village level:
12-hour snow 10 cm
Temperature -5 °C
Wind NWN 3 m/s
10 cm of new snow has fallen in the last 12 hours. A Snowplow woke me up this morning, it’s been a while since it happened last time.
Did you enjoy powder yesterday? It wasn’t bottomless but felt great under blue sky in the morning. Today, it might be even better!! Hopefully no more icy bottom and tracks from yesterday are gone.
New Year’s Eve is called *Omisoka* in Japanese. We eat Soba noodles tonight to wish for a long lasting life. Grand Hirafu will have torchlight skiing and fireworks tonight,
Temperatures will be up a bit for next couple of days.* Yoi Otoshio* (I wish you a Happy New Year)!!
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