Akakura Onsen is warm and sunny today – hardly a cloud to be seen and an expected top of 10 degrees C. Clouds are expected to move in over night and bring rain by Thursday evening with heavy rain forecast for Friday morning, Saturday night and Monday night. So lots of slushy skiing fun to be had today and tomorrow before the rain comes and lets just hope it gets cold sometime soon….

New Snow (Resort): 0 cm

New Snow (Village): 0 cm

Weather: Light southwesterly wind and an expected top of 10 degrees C. Excellent visibility.

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Here is a little video from the hike up Maeyama on Sunday…..

It is a very spring time feel here in Akakura Onsen today, with temperatures well above zero, sun in the sky and slushy conditions on the hill. A top of 6 degrees C is forecast for today and Thursday is looking extra warm with a top of around 13 degrees C before rain on Friday, Saturday and into Sunday morning. Not good for the snow pack but let’s hope it can hang in there until this “fake spring” blows over and we get back to the serious business of winter ….. hopefully!

New Snow (Resort): 0 cm

New Snow (Village): 0 cm

Weather: Light southwesterly wind and an expected top of 6 degrees C. Excellent visibility.

Official statistics:

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Here’s another little video from a day of playing in the Niigata pow….

Here is a little video of some nice powder and funny jibbing done in late January 2010

A little bit of new snow has fallen overnight, but less than 5cm so it’s not going to do much to help the sliding conditions. Still, it’s better than rain and it should continue through until Sunday morning. Indeed heavy snow is forecast for the upper slopes of Akakura this afternoon and tonight, with a total of around 30cm predicted by tomorrow morning. It has in fact started to snow lightly as I type this report.

New Snow (Resort): <5 cm

New Snow (Village): <5 cm

Weather: Very light northeasterly wind this morning expected to swing southeasterly in the afternoon before turning northeasterly again this evening. Light to moderate snow expected today and heavy snow tonight. Visibility will be affected by fog and snowfall.

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A panoramic view to the coast from above Tsubame on a nice sunny day

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