Furano Now: Thursday 8th May 2014
- May 8, 2014
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 11, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 591cm
Posted on Thursday 8th May 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
Furano Ski Area is now closed for the season.
It has been a long season from November through to May which has delivered some great skiing, especially for the lucky ones who get to spend the whole season here. February would usually be the absolute best month for snow but this year January turned out to be a pearler with amazing snow conditions throughout the month.
While Furano is famous for it's blue sky days, these don't occur every day of the season. However Furano has the ability to deliver the snow but offer excellent visibility at the same time and this season I can't recall skiing in anything approaching whiteout conditions.
The one thing that does stand out in this resort is that while the weather maybe good in terms of visibility, it is extremely cold (which is what keeps the powder in such great condition). If I had one piece of advice for anyone coming here it would be to shout yourself a new high quality pair of gloves to ward of the cold finger experience.
As much as I love the winter and skiing, after months of snow I am happy to welcome the spring and onset of cherry blossoms which have just arrived in Furano.
See you again after summer....
Furano Now 2013-2014 season |
Data as of Thursday 8th May 2014 Total snowfall at base 591cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 68 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (14th and 16th December) November 2013 snowfall 30cm reported on 2 days December 2013 snowfall 155cm reported on 13 days January 2014 snowfall 174cm reported on 19 days February 2014 snowfall 92cm reported on 16 days March 2014 snowfall 105cm reported on 13 days April 2014 snowfall 35cm reported on 5 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.