Watch how the storm finishes, not only how it starts. When cold air banking into the Aizu and Bandai hills is the pattern to watch, the live numbers usually matter most in the first lift window. With a 700 to 1338 metre elevation band and 638 metres of vertical, the bigger vertical gives you room to move higher when the lower runs soften. A seasonal baseline around 9 metres means small clean refills matter more than waiting for a giant number. The swing variable is the overnight low, especially if the storm clears before first lifts. With patrol boundaries in play, focus on how the inbounds snow will hold through the first half of the day. Chase it when 10 to 20 cm arrives cold overnight; skip it when warmth follows close behind.
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