Zero degrees at the top of Goryu this morning with our weather station measuring -3.7 at Happo-ike and its currently 0.5 degrees in the valley.
Still not a lot of snow on the weekly forecast unfortunately.
TEMPERATURE IN THE VILLAGE:
1 degrees C.
TEMPERATURE AT TOP OF MOUNTAIN:
-2 degrees C.
WIND:
Light
VISIBILITY:
Good on the skifield; average above 2000m
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Goryu:
BASE DEPTH: 80 cm (at 1500m)
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LIFT OPERATION:
Hakuba Goryu, Hakuba 47, Happo-One, Tsugaike Kogen (all limited operation)
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BACKCOUNTRY TRAVEL ADVISORY:
The snow over the weekend has had some time to start bonding to the crust below but there are still areas of instability in wind deposited pockets. Watch for skier / snowboarder triggered slides with in the new snow on these lee slopes and on solar radiated slopes.
Caution around developing cornices.