>> Conditions observed 7 am at Village level:
12-hour snow 5 cm
Temperature -5 °C
Snow depth 135 cm
>> Conditions at 820m (Hirafu midway station):
12-hour snow 10 cm (estimated)
Temperature -9 °C
Snow depth 330 cm
5 cm of new snow has fallen in the last 12 hours. It’s very white by snow and gas outside. Yesterday was warm as it was the start of spring! Temperatures will keep warmer than last few weeks. The tracks from last 2 days might be frozen and try to make you trip. Please ride carefully today.
Sapporo snow festival has started today. It’ll be a great experience to see the beautiful snow arts:)
http://www.snowfes.com/english/index.html
Winter will come back tonight. A few low pressures are coming to Hokkaido during this weekend. Hopefully they will drop lots of snow in Niseko. Have a safe day and be ready for the weekend POW!!
:PL