Furano Now: Tuesday 13th January 2026
- Jan 13
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 358cm
Posted on Tuesday 13th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
Cloudy, satisfactory visibility, nice and cold, 4 cm of snow yesterday afternoon, allegedly 25 cm at the top. Woo-hoo!
Wind has died, so Gondola back open today.
BUT, the best news is the Big Snowman has appeared in the weather forecast for late this afternoon and this evening. Again, allegedly, we may have 20+cm on the ground tomorrow morning.
Think snow.
Opening, lift & other notes
Furano Zone: All lifts open.
Lift A: 8:30--3:30
Lift B: 9:00--3:30
Lift C: 8:30--6:00
Lift D: 8:40--3:30
Lift E: 9:00-3:30
Snow Escalator:9-12:30 & 1:30-3:30
Kitanomine Zone:
Lift F: 8:30--6:00
Lift G: 8:45--3:30
Lift H: 9:30--3:30
Lift K (Gondola): 9:00--3:30
Kitanomine snow escalator: 9-12, 1-3:30
Furano Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Tuesday 13th January 2026 Total snowfall at base 358cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 38 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (6th December) November 2025 snowfall 45cm reported on 5 days December 2025 snowfall 234cm reported on 22 days January 2026 snowfall 79cm reported on 11 days |
All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Furano. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report.