Furano Now: Thursday 8th January 2026
- Jan 8
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 18cm
Snowfall at base this season 325cm
Posted on Thursday 8th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
Good afternoon Skiers and Boarders,
Airport run this morning. Apologies for the delay.
Mother Nature came thru last night, and the total amount was almost exactly what the forecast predicted. That never happens, so it was kind of fun. It's light. It's fwuffy. It's Furano snow. Must be experienced to be believed.
Scary Evil Empire Microsoft forecast says "Temps to plummet." Ooooo, scary! Looking at various forecasts, it looks like the temps will "drop", but not "plummet." I mean, they're only going to "plummet" down to -10 or -11 C from a current temp of -4 C. That's not really plummeting. Anyway, no real snow forecast for tomorrow.
Think snow.
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Furano Zone: All lifts open.
Lift A: 8:30--3:20
Lift B: 9:00--3:20
Lift C: 8:30--6:00
Lift D: 8:40--3:20
Lift E: 9:00--3:20
Snow Escalator:9-12:30 & 1:30-3:30
Kitanomine Zone:
Lift F: 8:30--6:00
Lift G: 8:45--3:20
Lift H: 9:00--3:20
Lift K: 9:00--3:20
*Kitanomine snow escalator still closed pending more snowfall
Furano Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Thursday 8th January 2026 Total snowfall at base 325cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 33 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 46cm reported on 6 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.