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Furano Now: Thursday 14th December 2023

  • Dec 14, 2023
  • 2 min read

Updated: Oct 19, 2025

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 8cm
Snowfall at base this season 169cm

Posted on Thursday 14th December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


It is snowing with moderate wind at the moment. There has been 8cm of new snow since yesterday's report. The wind is gusting from light to strong and there is moderate snowfall coming down. It is -8c and the high for the day will be -5c. There will be good skiing on the open trails today with a significant layer of new snow.


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 Thursday 14th December 2023 Total snowfall at base 169cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 15 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 41cm (30th November) November 2023 snowfall 120cm reported on 8 days December 2023 snowfall 49cm reported on 7 days




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