We found some 15 cm of new snow in the Otari backcountry this morning, which at the 6 cm/hr rate of snowfall at -10°C became 30-40 cm of new fluff for our last run. After two warm days, winter's usual steady snowfall has returned to Hakuba!
- Small house in the Kita Otari hills, where it REALLY snows!
Hakuba backcountry today - cold dry snow falling thickly in the forest.
Photos by Bill Glude