It is a relatively warm morning at -1c and the high will nudge up to 0c later in the morning.

It is a colder morning and the temperatures will stay below freezing all day.

Furano has been hit with another good dump of powder late yesterday and overnight. There is 27cm of new snow at village level.

There has been 8cm on new snow since the last report.

There is another 12cm of snow to report since yesterday's update.

There is 9cm of new snow to report this morning.

Furano has received a good dump of 21cm of new snow overnight.

It has been snowing through the day in Furano, going from flutters to moderate precipitation.

There is a light dusting of snow at base level. The temperature is -3c as I post this report and will rise to -1c during the day.

Furano Ski Area will open for the 2020-21 winter season today.

More snow is needed before Furano Ski Area can open for the 2020-21 winter season.

There is a further 5cm of fresh snow to report this morning.

Furano Ski Resort is planning to open on 21 November 2020 subject to snow conditions.

It's time to start up the Furano Now reports as we are less than 3 weeks from the start of the season.