There has been some light snow overnight which has amounted to 3cm in the village.

The Cherry Blossoms may be blooming in Hakodate, but it is still ski season for one last day in Furano.

Good news for the die hard ski and snowboarders out there who haven't put their equipment into hibernation for summer.

It is looking like a good spring skiing day with nice sunny weather and temperatures that aren't too warm to overheat you.

After a brisk morning with lows dropping all the way into the lower minus single digits, the temperatures have rebounded nicely over the last few hours.

After a brisk morning with lows dropping all the way into the lower minus single digits, the temperatures have rebounded nicely over the last few hours.

We got another round of snow this morning as winter continues to linger in Furano.

The weather can't seem to make up its mind between spring and winter at the moment.

Wow - another dusting of snow overnight has transformed the village back into a mid winter scene again, with gardens and trees blanketed in a thin layer of white that is contrasting with the greens of spring that are trying to come through.

It is a glorious spring day with warm weather, sunny with a few clouds mixed in with blue skies.

Skies were cloudy and cold overnight as an additional layer of 3-5cm of fresh snow blanketed the town.

It looks like winter again in Furano village with a fresh snowfall this morning that accumulated throughout the village.

There has been a dusting of new snow through the village in the early hours of the morning with little accumulation on the ground due to the warmer ground temperatures that are present.

Spring is continuing its slow advance into the Furano valley.