Snow report on 2th March, 2016 from Okutadami-Maruyama Snow Resort, Niigata Japan. The resort is closed during midwinter and re-opend in the middle of March.
This 32.4km-long-drippy-rock-surface-tunnel leading to Okutadami-Maruyama snow resort is called "Silver Line". The Okutadami dam is a hydroelectric power generation purpose dam and was built in 1960s. The 32.4 km-long tunnel was for the purpose of construction work. The snow resort is located in the upper part of the dam.
The resort takes advantages of large amount of snowfall, it usually has a big half-pipe and over 10m kickers. Due to record-breaking warm winter, there are no half-pipe in this spring season.
The depth of snow is only 3m though it is over 5m on an average year.
Okutadami-Maruyama: http://www.okutadami.co.jp/ski/
Snow forecast: http://ja.snow-forecast.com/resorts/OkutadamiMaruyama/6day/mid
Snow info: http://www.snowjapan.com/japan-ski-resorts/niigata/uonuma/okutadami-maruyama
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