The cold temperatures are persisting today along with the wind which is variable at the moment between light and moderate.

A belated Merry Christmas to all the Furano Now readers and apologies that Furano Now was unable to get a report out yesterday.

It was a fantastic weekend with some superb snow on the slopes, and the new week has kicked off with an amazing sunny day with crisp blue skies.

We're off to a cold start this morning in Furano.

The temperatures have been relatively warm for this time of year, climbing as high as -2 for the afternoon highs.

It is currently snowing lightly and there has been a couple of centimetres accumulation on the ground in the village.

There has been a further 10cm of new snow since yesterdays report so once again expect some great powder conditions.

It is all good news today in Furano with snow falling heavily from early this morning there is already accumulation of 10cm on the ground at base level.

We have certainly been blessed over the weekend with terrific snowfalls that have provided the powder hounds with plenty of fresh snow to carve tracks in.

Another day, another round of snow for Furano. The moderate to heavy snow started last night and has continued throughout the morning.

The big story of the day is the 10-15cm we got blasted with yesterday afternoon and into the evening.

It is one of those crisp winter mornings in Furano with clear skies and a nice -16c at base.

All up it is a pretty good day here in Furano.

You couldn't ask for a more perfect day with blue skies spanning all over the valley and affording sensational views to the Tokachi mountains.