Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 9cm Posted on Tuesday 19th November 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Welcome back to Furano Now! The previous Furano correspondent of several years has retired. To where exactly, nobody seems to know, but I’ll go ahead and vote Bali, as that sounds nice. Anyway, I’ll be taking over the Furano reins and keep you posted on all things snow-related here. Like the famous Niseko correspondent, I too enjoy hot bread products in the winter, but my preference is strongly towards English muffins, which are difficult to obtain here, along with locally produced blackberry jam from Furano Jam Factory. I’ve lived in Furano for some years and feel like I have a good sense of the weather patterns here. We’ll see how my prediction record pans out. On to the snow report! Summary: Cruel teasers of snow, but nothing sticking around. We had several snow flurries during the day yesterday, which looked great, but nothing really stuck. Things ARE white, the roads and parking lots ARE quite slick with the frozen slush, and there IS exactly 2 cm of accumulation at my official top-secret SnowJapan weather station near the Kitanomine Gondola base. Unfortunately, that will definitely be gone by approximately 11:37 AM tomorrow, with a forecasted high of 5 C. That’s +5, not the good kind. The resort is scheduled to open on November 30, but I seriously doubt that will happen. The extended forecast has highs of +7 C near the end of the month. Positively awful. Naturally it’s colder at the top, but we’ll have to wait and see if the Prince has the guts to turn on the snow machines while it’s still so warm. While Furano is blessed with mucho, mucho snow, it doesn’t really kick in until mid-to-late December. White Christmas? Guranteed. Deep White Christmas? Not usually. Deep January? You bet. Until the resort does open, I’ll post here only when some snow happens. Think Snow. Furano Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Tuesday 19th November 2024 Total snowfall at base 9cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 2 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 7cm (8th November) November 2024 snowfall 9cm reported on 2 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 10cm Posted on Sunday 24th November 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Guten Morgen Skifahrer und Snowboarder. Another very light dusting of snow overnight. It met the minimum 1 cm threshold, so I am obligated to tell you about it. But I'm not excited. I'm not animated. The juices are not flowing. It's not gonna stay. Not a chance. The forecasted high on the 27th is PLUS 13 C for crying out loud!! I might actually sweat! Dismal. As a Brit would say with droll humor, "Not ideal conditions for skiing." However, there is some positive news, but you have to look for it. Starting Thursday, it's supposed to snow for 3-4 days, BUT the highs are still +4 or 5 C. The best you can hope for is that some of the snow will stick on the upper part of the mountain. The only other positive thing I can see is that each day that passes is one day closer to when the party will actually start. I'm not really too hung up about it yet. For whatever reason, Furano usually doesn't start the year with a bang, but come it will. Just a question of when. So Think Snow. Furano Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Sunday 24th November 2024 Total snowfall at base 10cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 3 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 7cm (8th November) November 2024 snowfall 10cm reported on 3 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 12cm Posted on Monday 25th November 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Another bit of snow last night. Mother Nature is trying, but the next few days will be up in the +8 range, so just have to keep waiting. Furano Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Monday 25th November 2024 Total snowfall at base 12cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 4 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 7cm (8th November) November 2024 snowfall 12cm reported on 4 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 7cm Snowfall at base this season 19cm Posted on Friday 29th November 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Started snowing last night, and really kicked on this morning. It's scheduled to snow for the next several days, but with temps occasionally above 0 C, we'll just have to wait and see how much will stick. It's a fairly heavy wet snow, good to compact as a base layer. Furano Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Friday 29th November 2024 Total snowfall at base 19cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 5 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 7cm (8th and 29th November) November 2024 snowfall 19cm reported on 5 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 18cm Snowfall at base this season 37cm Posted on Saturday 30th November 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . And we're off! But we're not out of the woods yet. A good chunk of snow fell overnight, and the forecast calls for snow for the next several days. Unfortunately, that thorny temperature issue says that will sometimes be rain. Booooo!! Hate that word. Anyway, first legit snow in my book. Looks like most of it will stay. Think cold thoughts. Update at 11:30am: Good news! The ski area will open from tomorrow morning. If they follow usual pattern, only the D lift will open in the Furano Zone. Guests will ride Ropeway up and down the mountain to access the lift - cannot ski to bottom. The resort claims 55cm at top, but their own webcam shows just over 20cm. Base reports 10cm, but that clearly doesn't include last night/this morning snow. (I stand by my 18cm in the original morning report, and there has been more since then). They will announce open lifts tomorrow morning and that information will be included in the next report. (* All data in this report remains from the original morning report). Furano Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Saturday 30th November 2024 Total snowfall at base 37cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 6 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 18cm (30th November) November 2024 snowfall 37cm reported on 6 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 794cm Posted on Sunday 31st March 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . It is snowing heavily right at the moment with 3cm of accumulation in the ski village. The snow is expected to stop soon and conditions will be high cloud, moving to sun in the afternoon. There is a light wind present around the base area. The current temperature is +2c and the daytime high will rise a few degrees to +5. Kitanomine Zone closed Furano Zone open Furano Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Sunday 31st March 2024 Total snowfall at base 794cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 75 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 46cm (18th December) November 2023 snowfall 120cm reported on 8 days December 2023 snowfall 213cm reported on 18 days January 2024 snowfall 243cm reported on 19 days February 2024 snowfall 118cm reported on 20 days March 2024 snowfall 100cm reported on 10 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 7cm Snowfall at base this season 7cm Posted on Friday 8th November 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Welcome back to Furano Now! I am pleased to be able to report that the snow season has started! Yesterday brought 7cm of fresh snow at the base, blanketing both the ski area and Furano town in white. Winter has officially arrived, and we’re excited for what looks to be a promising 2024-25 season. We’ll be posting updates each time there’s a significant snowfall, with daily reports commencing once the resort opens and those lifts start moving. Stay tuned for more! Furano Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Friday 8th November 2024 Total snowfall at base 7cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 1 day Most snowfall observed in 1 day 7cm (8th November) November 2024 snowfall 7cm reported on 1 day Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 614cm Posted on Wednesday 26th April 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . It is raining moderately and the rainy weather is forecast to stay through the day. It is windy, blowing moderately. We are coming to the end of the season but there is still fun to be had in the spring conditions. Skiing is limited to the Downhill 2 chair. Kitanomine Zone closed Furano Zone open Furano Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Wednesday 26th April 2023 Total snowfall at base 614cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 77 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 31cm (15th and 18th December) November 2022 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2022 snowfall 256cm reported on 23 days January 2023 snowfall 150cm reported on 22 days February 2023 snowfall 179cm reported on 24 days March 2023 snowfall 27cm reported on 7 days April 2023 snowfall 0cm Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 5cm Snowfall at base this season 614cm Posted on Monday 27th March 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . A snow front arrived late last night and there is 5cm of fresh snow blanketing the ground. The snow has stopped and the outlook for the day is cloud with some sun in the afternoon. There is a light breeze and the temperature is 0c, going up to a high of +3c. Kitanomine Zone closed Furano Zone open Furano Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Monday 27th March 2023 Total snowfall at base 614cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 77 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 31cm (15th and 18th December) November 2022 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2022 snowfall 256cm reported on 23 days January 2023 snowfall 150cm reported on 22 days February 2023 snowfall 179cm reported on 24 days March 2023 snowfall 27cm reported on 7 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 31cm Snowfall at base this season 127cm Posted on Thursday 15th December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . The snow storm that hit yesterday has deposited a whopping 31cm at base level. It is currently snowing lightly, and there is a light to moderate wind blowing. The temperature is -8c and the high today will be -6c. Visibility is okay. The snow may ease up during the day and leave high cloud. Despite all the snow there is no change to the courses that are open. Hopefully more terrain can be opened up by the weekend. Furano Ski Area is open Kitanomine Zone: closed Furano Zone: open Operating lifts: Prince Romance Lift Downhill Romance chair 2 Furano Ropeway Furano Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Thursday 15th December 2022 Total snowfall at base 127cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 13 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 31cm (15th December) November 2022 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2022 snowfall 125cm reported on 12 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 14cm Snowfall at base this season 61cm Posted on Thursday 8th December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . The weather is snow this morning and the precipitation is coming down heavily. There is 14cm of new snow on the ground. The snow is forecast to stop before midday and the remainder of the day will be cloudy. It is -5c at the moment and will hit a high of -2c later on. With plenty of fresh snow and no wind it will be pleasant on the slopes. The only operating lift is the Prince Romance lift, and the resort is yet to announce the planned opening of other lifts. Furano Ski Area is open Kitanomine Zone: closed Furano Zone: open Operating lifts: Prince Romance Lift Furano Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Thursday 8th December 2022 Total snowfall at base 61cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 7 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 21cm (5th December) November 2022 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2022 snowfall 59cm reported on 6 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 4cm Snowfall at base this season 47cm Posted on Tuesday 6th December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . It is a clear morning with great views across the valley. The temperature is -12c in town. A further 4cm of snow fell yesterday. The clear weather is forecast to stay and we are in for a sunny day. Although a cold start it will warm up to a maximum of -1c. Furano Ski Area is open Kitanomine Zone: closed Furano Zone: open Operating lifts: Prince Romance Lift Furano Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Tuesday 6th December 2022 Total snowfall at base 47cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 6 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 21cm (5th December) November 2022 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2022 snowfall 45cm reported on 5 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com