The El Niño Southern Oscillation is quite strong in this winter. It causes very warm atmosphere around Japan. North Japan is also no exception. Shiny this morning with a few cm of fresh snow on the ground from
yesterday. Light winds and the temperature is sitting at -5 degrees. East side slope face of Nishidaiten (西大巓) was good condition with snow monsters!
Tengendai Kogen (Official in Japanese)
Tengendai Kogen (Snow forecast)
Less snow than usual but it was light powder snow!
Snow depth is 1m lower than that of the other year's usual. Unusually warm winter.
There is still partially closed course.
View detailed snow forecast for Tengendai Kogen at:
snow-forecast.com