Furano Now: Saturday 16th December 2023
- Dec 16, 2023
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 19, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 178cm
Posted on Saturday 16th December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
A nice light layer of fresh snow awaits this morning. Light cloud is over the mountain but visibility is good. Conditions are calm around base with a light breeze higher up. The temperature is -5c and will hit a high of +1c later in the day. More terrain has opened up this morning and the Furano Romance 3 chair is in operation, giving access to the peak.
Furano Zone is open as follows.
Operating lifts:
Furano Ropeway
Furano Romance 2 chair (D)
Furano Romance 3 chair (E)
Prince Romance chair
Open courses:
A1
A2
C1
D1
D2
Kitanomine Zone closed
Furano Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Saturday 16th December 2023 Total snowfall at base 178cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 17 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 41cm (30th November) November 2023 snowfall 120cm reported on 8 days December 2023 snowfall 58cm reported on 9 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.