Furano Now: Friday 9th January 2026
- Jan 9
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 328cm
Posted on Friday 9th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
Today's greeting is in Canadian in honor of some visitors from that locale. Remarkable how close it is to English, isn't it?
Whiff of snow last night. Quite a heavy overcast. Viz down to 500 m, but that 500 m is quite clear, so that's all I need.
Starting today, the little snowman appears in the weather report every day for the next week!! If the forecast is to be believed, up to 94 cm of snow could fall over the next six days. That would be great, but that particular forecast is almost always optimistic. Still, I am an optimist and my fingers are fully crossed hoping it's at least 50% true.
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 Friday 9th January 2026 Total snowfall at base 328cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 34 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 49cm reported on 7 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.