There is 6cm of new snow this morning but at village level it is very wet and heavy.

It is -7c right now, but the temperature is set to rise rapidly going positive with a high of around +1c.

The much needed replenishment of snow started late yesterday and continues as of now.

It is a beautiful morning with the sun hitting the upper part of the resort and giving the mountain an orange hue.

There was just a light dusting of new snow overnight but the trickle has continued and the total build up in the village is 3cm.

Very fine snow is falling at the moment and there is 3cm so far in the village.

Furano has been blasted by strong winds overnight and they are still gusting around the village.

Temperatures are once again very cold as was expected.

It feels really cold with temperatures into the double negatives and a slight breeze.

If you wondered why the Kitanomine lights were on all night it was because they were having an all night skiing event until 5am this morning.

The report is late today so I guess it is more of a wrap up of the day.

This morning there is a nice constant light snowfall coming down which has already deposited 5cm of fresh snow over the ground.

There haven't been too many bluebird days this season but today adds one to the total.

It is a cold morning and it won't get much warmer during the day.