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Furano Now: Sunday 4th December 2022

  • Dec 4, 2022
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 14cm
Snowfall at base this season 22cm

Posted on Sunday 4th December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


Furano Ski Area is now open!


Today is the start of the ski season in Furano. There has been 14cm of snow overnight and it is currently snowing moderately. The temperature is -4c and the high will stay just under freezing at -1c.


Lift operations are limited. The open lift is the Prince Romance lift (double chair) at the base of Shin Furano Prince Hotel. This will give access to a beginner course of approximately 700m.


Furano Ski Area is open

Kitanomine Zone: closed

Furano Zone: open


Operating lifts: Prince Romance Lift only



Furano Now 2022-2023 season

Data as of Sunday 4th December 2022 Total snowfall at base 22cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 4 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 14cm (4th December) November 2022 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2022 snowfall 20cm reported on 3 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.


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