Japan’s Summer-Only Ski Resort Opens With Record Snowpack; Historic May Snowfall Hits Moscow Region; Unreliable UK Climate Data (RAF Shawbury); + Snow Returns To UK

None of this fits the narrative sold by climate campaigners and media outlets.

Japan’s Summer-Only Ski Resort Opens With Record Snowpack

It may be mid-spring but Japan’s Gassan ski area is just getting started — and it’s buried under record snow. The resort opened April 11 with a staggering 950 centimeters (374 inches) of snow.

Located on Mount Gassan in Yamagata Prefecture, the ski area is inaccessible during winter due to extreme snowfall. Snowplows don’t reach the 7 mile access road until April, when massive snow walls become a tourist attraction themselves.

This year’s winter dumped so much snow that even three weeks after opening, the base remains at 890 centimeters (350 inches).

The resort is expected to run until July, or as long as the snow holds.

The double chairs had to be dug out.

Historic May Snowfall Hits Moscow Region

The city of Moscow snowfall on May 2 — a historic event not seen in books dating back 75 years. Trees snapped under the weight of the snow, crushing cars and knocking out power across the wider Moscow region.