The weekend provided some great skiing on the snow that was delivered by the storm last week.

Wow a perfect morning with great news. There has been an additional 14cm of fresh snow since yesterday.

There is good news and not so good news out of Furano this morning.

The big news of the day is that Kitanomine is now open, although just a partial opening for now.

It is another extremely cold day in Furano with -16c at base level and even colder -18c at the top of the resort.

It couldn't be a more perfect morning here in Furano but it is cold. In the village it is a very chilly -16c.

There is a moderate breeze around the base and at the top of Furano Ropeway it is fairly strong.

As the temperatures below show it has been a cold start to the day with -13c at the top of the resort and not much warmer in the village at -10c.

It is a nice looking morning in Furano with no wind, but pretty cold at -8c in the village.

Good morning on a Saturday, and what a great day it is looking. The news today is that the resort has opened another lift.

The rain that was previously on the forecast for today seems to have vanished and instead some light snow is predicted.

It is another day of cold temperatures with -12c at the base of the resort.

It is a pretty pleasing update that I can provide this morning.

The mild temperatures and rain stuck with us all through yesterday but the forecast was bang on for today with a return to negative temperatures and snow.