Yesterday afternoon moderate snowfalls arrived and continued, delivering 20cm at village level by early evening.

There is a nice light layer of fresh central Hokkaido powder covering the town and ski area, and the good news is the snow should persist through until the end of the week with heavy snow on the forecast for Saturday evening.

It is a crisp clear day with little wind and great views all around.

It was a clear and blue sky day though this morning it has clouded over and at the moment a bit of snow falling from the skies.

The snow really hit Furano hard yesterday, blanketing the whole town in anywhere from 10 to 20cm in the heavier snow bands.

The snow is coming down at a steady, even pace in Furano this morning.

Great powder conditions today with 15cm of new snow yesterday evening and early this morning.

It is a rather grey looking morning with high cloud cover over the ski resort and surrounding area.

It is all good news again this morning.

The good news is that it has been snowing continuously since early this morning.

It is a nice morning with very chilly temperatures but some blue sky breaking through the cloud cover.

The slopes were bustling this morning! A clear and cold dawn has given way to scattered snow showers with occasional bursts of sunshine, and it looks like everyone in town has decided to hit the slopes.

A few centimeters of fresh fell overnight, but other than that, there is not too much to report on this beautiful Saturday morning.

There has been 8cm of new snow at village level overnight.