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Furano Now: Tuesday 12th December 2023

  • Dec 12, 2023
  • 2 min read

Updated: Oct 19, 2025

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 159cm

Posted on Tuesday 12th December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


Snow is coming down very lightly and there has been 3c of new snow since yesterday's report. There is morning mist sitting over the upper half of the ski area. The outlook for the day is cloudy conditions with some snow likely. Currently -5c the daytime high will reach -1c.


Furano Zone is open as follows.


Operating lifts:

Furano Ropeway

Furano Romance 2 chair (D).

Prince Romance chair


Open courses:

A1

A2

C1

D1

D2


Kitanomine Zone closed



Furano Now 2023-2024 season

Data as of Tuesday 12th December 2023 Total snowfall at base 159cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 13 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 41cm (30th November) November 2023 snowfall 120cm reported on 8 days December 2023 snowfall 39cm reported on 5 days




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