Tenki and Yuki Diary 1 Feb 08

Know the weather = know the snow pack = know the stability.

Steep Deep Japan Hakuaba  weather data for the 24 hours to 7am for 860m asl Max temp -1.5C, min temp -13C.  -9.5C at 7am. Barometer 917mbar and steady in the last 3 hours.  No new snow. Wind is calm in the valley, and light in the peaks. This update was a bit late.  Sorry about that.

Please also refer to the Hakuba backcountry travel advisory from the guides at Evergreen Outdoors.