but, sadly, milder temperatures and drier conditions have led to problems for organisers this year. so carmen has pulled on her snow boots and headed north to see how they re coping. the wide open spaces of hokkaido. at any time of year people come here to be outdoors, but especially injanuary and february the height of the ski season. the resorts on hokkaido are globally renowned, partly because of the quality of the snow. but also there s a real diversity in the landscape which provides fast black runs, gentle nursery slopes and loads of backcountry off piste skiing. but this year, there s been a problem. it s the lowest snowfall on record injapan since 1961. and at this resort here they had to delay their opening by one month because there just
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this week we re kicking off onjapan‘s northern island, hokkaido. it s the country s winter playground, hosting skiers and snowboarders from everywhere. it s also home to one of the world s famous winter events the sapporo snow festival. but, sadly, milder temperatures and drier conditions have led to problems for organisers this year. so carmen has pulled on her snow boots and headed north to see how they re coping. the wide open spaces of hokkaido. at any time of year, people come here to be outdoors, but especially injanuary and february the height of the ski season. the resorts on hokkaido are globally renowned, partly because of the quality of the snow. but also there s a real diversity in the landscape which provides fast black runs, gentle nursery slopes and loads of backcountry off piste