NISEKO NOW! SnowJapan.Com Report from Tuesday, 31st January 2012 07:57:12 January 31 2012, 7:57am via snowjapan.com

Since it got warm yesterday and froze overnight, it will be hard to find something without the hard layer. Your best bet is to find the north facing aspects. Higher elevations will be best. We are expecting some heavy snow later this week, but it isn't guaranteed. It should be .....