It is a very nice morning with a thin layer of cloud and sunshine breaking through to the village.

Soon after the report was posted yesterday a snow front hit us dumping 9cm of snow in the village and 28cm of nice new powder on the ski area.

A little rain hit the village last night but this morning we are back in full winter mode.

After the tropical weekend, yesterday felt very cold with a persistent wind and temperatures hovering around freezing throughout the day.

Yesterday strong winds and snow hit Furano, depositing a little more snow on the ground.

With just a few days to go to opening the situation just keeps getting better.

Furano Ski Area is expected to open for the 2019/2020 winter season on 23 November.