*8.5cm of fresh snow has fallen in the last 24hrs in Hirafu Village. At 7:00 today the temperature was -3°C.
After taking the snowfall reading at 7:00 and clearing the station it started dumping and in the next hour there was a fresh 2cm accumulation of light fluffy Hokkaido powder snow.
The cold weather and snowfall is predicted to continue for the next few days and the base is building!
We like this guys commitment to preseason training! Respect.