Looks like a cracker today with plenty of sunshine against blue sky with some clouds here and there.

Conditions in Furano have been great so far today. A cold day, but early morning cloud lifted to reveal some nice sunshine and spectacular views.

The snow continues to fall and the good news continues to roll in.

There is good news to report today with fresh snow overnight that has accumulated to 5cm at village level.

Happy happy morning of snow after yesterdays fizzer.

Overnight we have been pounded by strong winds and snow. At village level there has been 10cm on new snowfall, which is not quite as much as was expected.

The storm arrived last night with strong winds and plenty of snow. 15cm of new snow is lying around the village with a lot more at higher elevations.

Yesterday afternoon turned out to have wonderful falls of snow and things are shaping up nicely after the slow start.

Sprinkling of snow overnight but not enough to get excited about.

Yesterday saw continuous light snow fall with 4cm accumulation in the village and more at higher elevations.

There has been about 2cm of snow overnight. The resort is very windy today and temperatures are well below zero.

The weather is overcast and there are light snow flurries adding to what the snow making machines are producing.

Congratulations resort guys - they worked some magic with the machines and the bottom lift is now open for winter fun.

It's an encouraging day to wake up to with the first day of snow clearing needing to be done to get the car out.