Furano Now: Thursday 5th March 2026
- Mar 5
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 520cm
Posted on Thursday 5th March 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
It's thermal inversion time! Colder at the base than at the summit. You don't see that every day.
Quite windy again today, about 70 km/h on top, but only 20 km/h or so at the base, so only the Gondola is closed today. The wind must be coming from a more acceptable direction.
High of 3 C today. Much sunnier today, less gray.
Think snow.
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Furano Zone
Lift A (Ropeway): 8:30--4:00
Lift B: 9:00--4:00
Lift C: 8:30--6:00
Lift D: 8:40--4:00
Lift E: 9:00-4:00
Snow Escalator: CLOSED for repairs
Kitanomine Zone:
Lift F: 8:30--6:00
Lift G: 8;45--4:00
Lift H: 9:00--4:00
Lift K (Gondola): CLOSED FOR WIND
Kitanomine snow escalator: 9:00-12:00, 1:00-3:30
Furano Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Thursday 5th March 2026 Total snowfall at base 520cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 63 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 163cm reported on 22 days February 2026 snowfall 78cm reported on 14 days March 2026 snowfall 0cm reported on 0 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.