Mother Nature came thru last night, and the total amount was almost exactly what the forecast predicted.

Hoo-eee, cold one last night! Down to -19 C. For Furano-ites, -20 C is the cutoff between COLD and cold.

Unfortunately, not as much snow as hoped for, at least at the lower elevations. Up on top they are reporting 30 cm, which is darn fine.

The first Sunday of the New Year, and frankly I expected more locals to be hitting the slopes. Guess they're still at home enjoying the Holiday.

Not much difference today. Nice and cold, no real new snow. Slightly windy on top.

Hoo-eee! Cold this morning. Trace of snow. Good conditions. Few Japanese today as most will stay home with their families.

Some promising snow yesterday afternoon, but alas it stopped overnight.

A whole centimeter of snow last night. Yipee.

It's snowing again, and all is right with the world...at least more than it was yesterday. It does the heart good to see it coming down.

Properly cold today, with a nice bite in the air.

Much colder today and for the next few days, but allegedly warming again next Monday and Tuesday. Curses.

Merry Christmas. メリークリスマス. Mele Kalikimaka. Frohe Weihnachten. Joyeux noël. Feliz Navidad. Gleðileg jól.Wesołych Świąt. Hyvää joulua.

The Furano resort has announced they will open the Kitanomine Zone TOMORROW, two days ahead of schedule.

A whiff of snow overnight. Properly cold today.