It is a nice clear day with blue sky over the mountain tops and it is snowing very lightly at the moment but the weather is clear and visibility perfect.

A snow front arrived late yesterday and is continuing to dump snow all over Furano.

It is another chilly morning with -16c recorded in the resort.

Wintery cold is the feeling that will hit when you step outside today with temperatures feeling rather chilly at -11c and will be like this until the end of the week.

The morning started with some firm conditions on the lower mountain but as the morning has progressed the snow base has softened and is skiing really well right now.

Late report after a star day yesterday of powder and a warm day today.

Yesterday saw a warm front arrive that has now passed, and overnight there has been an additional 10cm of new snow.

Overnight there has been 20cm of new snow at base level and substantially more at higher elevations.

The forecast was spot on and we have woken up to 10cm of new snow in the village.

It is a return to good weather after a marginal weekend or warm temperatures and windy conditions that saw the slopes soften up and refreeze to a frosty finish.

Great to see snow this morning and as planned it is enough to bring conditions back up a notch up there after it was getting heavy and sticky yesterday.

The forecast snow arrived yesterday and dumped a significant layer of snow over Furano in a very short time.

Light cloud is covering the upper part of the mountain but this is not interferring with visibility at the moment.

It is snowing lightly and the snow showers will continue over the next few days.