Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 10cm Snowfall at base this season 175cm Posted on Monday 30th December 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Yesterdays flurries ended up as great falls and that continued over night. There will be many smiley faces today with an extra 10cm added to the base and plenty of powder to get your feet stuck in. With this snow and Grooming overnight, any small grass coming through will now be covered and the Kitanomine side will be great for lessons. Snow will continue at a good rate today before settling down tomorrow and temps are pleasant without being cold. Operating lifts: Kitanomine Gondola 9:00am-2:30pm Kitanomine high speed quad 8:30am-3:30pm Kitanomine 2 chair 8:45am-8:00pm Link Lift 9:00am-15:10pm Furano Ropeway 8:30am-3:10pm Furano Downhill Swift Lift 1 9:00-3:10pm Downhill Romance 2 chair 8:45am-3:10pm Downhill Romance 3 chair 9:00am-3:10pm Prince Romance 8:30am - 8:00pm Furano Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Monday 30th December 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 175cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 14 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (14th and 16th December) November 2013 snowfall 30cm reported on 2 days December 2013 snowfall 145cm 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 20cm Snowfall at base this season 210cm Posted on Thursday 2nd January 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . There has been at least 20cm of new snow fall in the village since yesterday and it is still forecast to snow through until Saturday morning. The ski area is in prime condition this morning and visibility is very good. Expect snow on and off during the day and the place to head would be the Premium Zone which will have an amazing amount of powder. Operating lifts: Kitanomine Gondola 9:00am-2:30pm Kitanomine high speed quad 8:30am-3:30pm Kitanomine 2 chair 8:45am-8:00pm Link Lift 9:00am-15:10pm Furano Ropeway 8:30am-3:10pm Furano Downhill Swift Lift 1 9:00-8:00pm Downhill Romance 2 chair 8:45am-3:10pm Downhill Romance 3 chair 9:00am-3:10pm Prince Romance 8:30am - 4:00pm Furano Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Thursday 2nd January 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 210cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 17 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 25cm 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 10cm Snowfall at base this season 220cm Posted on Friday 3rd January 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . With continuing snowfall, Furano Now is starting to wonder if it will ever stop snowing. Furano has been truely blessed over the last week and all courses are now open and in great condition. It is snowing moderately at the moment and there has been at least 10cm accumulation since the last report. Visibility is holding out despite the snow and is good. The Premium Zone will open again today, but untracked powder can be found over large areas of the mountain. Operating lifts: Kitanomine Gondola 9:00am-3:00pm Kitanomine high speed quad 8:30am-20:00pm Kitanomine 2 chair 8:45am-3:20pm Link Lift 9:00am-15:20pm Furano Ropeway 8:30am-3:20pm Furano Downhill Swift Lift 1 9:00-8:00pm Downhill Romance 2 chair 8:45am-3:20pm Downhill Romance 3 chair 9:00am-3:20pm Prince Romance 8:30am - 4:00pm Furano Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Friday 3rd January 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 220cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 18 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 35cm 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 7cm Snowfall at base this season 227cm Posted on Saturday 4th January 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . It is snowing heavily this morning and there is 7cm accumulation in the village. The snow looks like it has settled in so there should be a continuous top up to the slopes all throughout today. Visibility is fair to good, with some low light areas at times. The snow should have stopped by tomorrow morning and the forecast is for a mixture of sun and broken cloud. Operating lifts: Kitanomine Gondola 9:00am-3:00pm Kitanomine high speed quad 8:30am-20:00pm Kitanomine 2 chair 8:45am-3:20pm Link Lift 9:00am-15:20pm Furano Ropeway 8:30am-3:20pm Furano Downhill Swift Lift 1 9:00-8:00pm Downhill Romance 2 chair 8:45am-3:20pm Downhill Romance 3 chair 9:00am-3:20pm Prince Romance 8:30am - 4:00pm Furano Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Saturday 4th January 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 227cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 19 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 42cm 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 234cm Posted on Sunday 5th January 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . The weather was true to its word with falls right through to around 10pm last night. The powder was really light and dry so we had a great day on the slopes. Today the day has broken into sunshine with little cloud at this stage. There will be great photo opportunities if you get up there early today with views across the ranges. With the cloud lifting the temperature was a chilli -19 this morning but it should stabilise well to a minus 6C day. Snow might be a little heavy as the day goes on. Operating lifts: Kitanomine Gondola 9:00am-3:00pm Kitanomine high speed quad 8:30am-20:00pm Kitanomine 2 chair 8:45am-3:20pm Link Lift 9:00am-15:20pm Furano Ropeway 8:30am-3:20pm Furano Downhill Swift Lift 1 9:00-8:00pm Downhill Romance 2 chair 8:45am-3:20pm Downhill Romance 3 chair 9:00am-3:20pm Prince Romance 8:30am - 4:00pm Furano Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Sunday 5th January 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 234cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 20 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 49cm 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 0cm Snowfall at base this season 811cm Posted on Friday 1st April 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . The view from the town looking toward the resort this morning is just picture perfect with not a cloud to be seen over the mountain. The morning has started off above freezing and will reach a high of around 9c today. The sun is out in all of its glory and should stay with us through the day. Snow conditions will be soft spring snow from the morning and I would expect it will get pretty slushy on the lower mountain. Tomorrow's weather is also looking pretty good with a mix of cloud and sun, but Sunday will be a contrast to the good weather with heavy rain on the radar for the morning. Kitanomine Zone closed for the season. Furano Zone open. Furano Now 2015-2016 season Data as of Friday 1st April 2016 Total snowfall at base 811cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 90 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (5th December) November 2015 snowfall 77cm reported on 6 days December 2015 snowfall 286cm reported on 20 days January 2016 snowfall 187cm reported on 22 days February 2016 snowfall 178cm reported on 26 days March 2016 snowfall 83cm reported on 16 days April 2016 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 6cm Snowfall at base this season 6cm Posted on Tuesday 1st November 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Well, it is that time of year where we are in the run up stage to the 2016-17 ski season. Wintery weather has definitely set in and house heating systems are cranked up to compensate for the fall in temperatures outside. First snowfalls have been early in Furano this year which is a really promising sign for a good winter. Over the past month there have been several dustings of snow to village level. None of these settled on the roads but there were some accumulations on lawns around town. The ski area has retained its whiteness for some time now. It is actually a really picturesque time of year with the golds, reds and browns of autumn mixed in with the fresh whiteness of winter. Sunday morning was the first snowfall that accumulated on the roads in the village and we awoke to find a very respectable 6 centimetres. Winter has started! Furano Ski Area has set a target opening date of 26 November 2016 subject to snow and weather conditions being suitable. This is actually just over 3 weeks out from today which is pretty exciting. It is time to go searching through the house for all the equipment and clothing I need for opening day. Today is cloudy with the weather drifting between light snow flurries and drizzle. Morning temperatures were siting right on 0c at 8am this morning in Kitanomine. From here on, any significant snow and weather events will be reported on Furano Now. Stay tuned... Furano Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Tuesday 1st November 2016 Total snowfall at base 6cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 1 day Most snowfall observed in 1 day 6cm (1st November) November 2016 snowfall 6cm reported on 1 days 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 Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 30cm Snowfall at base this season 667cm Weather overview Cloud, snow Wind Varied Temperature - Visibility Variable Posted on Thursday 21st February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Oh yes I like this. Ou-yuki indeed! Lots of snow this morning. The headline is the 50-60cm that Kagura are reporting this morning. Wu-e-hey!! (Check out that +10cm on the snow depth number!) I want to get out there now. Here in Naeba it's not quite that much but still a very nice layer of new snow. It started to fall in earnest, if you know what I mean, in the evening yesterday and doesn't seem to have let up. I would say 30-40cm here in Naeba. It goes without saying that today conditions should be, wait for it, epic! I never use that word lightly. For the moment looks like resort areas are all open as planned. Time to give it a go. ---- Official resort snow depth: Naeba - 300cm Kagura - 390cm Naeba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Thursday 21st February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 667cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 49 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 60cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 3cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 219cm observed on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 283cm observed on 19 days February 2013 snowfall 162cm observed on 14 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 Naeba. 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 Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 10cm Snowfall at base this season 677cm Weather overview Cloud, fine Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Friday 22nd February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . It's Friday already, and more snow to report. Around 5cm or so here at base and 10cm on the slopes. Kagura reporting 20-30cm of fresh this morning. It's -7 here in Naeba now and actually looks like it is going to be a nice morning with the snow clouds cleared for the moment and some patches of blue. Snow is due back overnight though and through tomorrow as well, so come prepared. Conditions should be top notch though this weekend with all this new snowfall we have had. Hope you have a good weekend. ---- Official resort snow depth: Naeba - 320cm Kagura - 390cm Naeba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Friday 22nd February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 677cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 50 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 60cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 3cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 219cm observed on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 283cm observed on 19 days February 2013 snowfall 172cm observed on 15 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 Naeba. 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 Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 25cm Snowfall at base this season 747cm Weather overview Snow Wind Moderate Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Monday 25th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Well yesterday was a bit of a mad one. With only the Mitsumata area of Kagura open, terrain was limited but the snow was of course excellent. It kept on snowing as well and by the time people were ready to finish up for the day traffic on Route 17 was in gridlock. Took more than a few people quite a long time to get back to the train station in Yuzawa and the Interchange. This morning Kagura is reporting yet another 40cm of new snowfall. And it's still snowing. And.... today all areas of Kagura will be open. Well, the main Kagura bit up to the main quad lift. Here in Naeba we have stronger winds persisting this morning which may well affect some lifts, though it looks like the resort plans to have the Number 2 Gondola operating. This has probably been one of the most snow-receiving winter storms of the season. Not bad at all for late February. Bottomless, anyone?! ;) Snow conditions could hardly be better, even if we tried to imagine it and the lucky folk going up there this morning will surely be in for a treat. Just be careful where you go and don't overdo it, you could very easily get buried in the snow. ---- Official resort snow depth: Naeba - 320cm Kagura - 390cm Incredibly, we're still on '390cm', even though we've had close to 2m of snow fall within the last 6 days! Naeba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Monday 25th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 747cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 53 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 60cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 3cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 219cm observed on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 283cm observed on 19 days February 2013 snowfall 242cm observed on 18 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 Naeba. 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 Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 25cm Snowfall at base this season 722cm Weather overview Snow Wind Moderate Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Sunday 24th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Yet another 30cm of snow this morning, but also strong winds. Only the Mitsumata bit of Kagura is open I'm afraid, so greatly limiting up there for the Sunday folk making the trip. The only compensation being that there should be tons of fresh and particularly spectacular snow up there. (Ignore the official snow depth numbers and lack of increases!) 20-30cm here in Naeba and the Gondolas and top lifts are on hold here too. So, all limited today. Things should calm down a bit tomorrow and then clearer conditions due Tuesday. Apparently I am hearing that the Kanetsu Expressway is closed from Tsukiyono in Gunma to Shiozawa Ishiuchi in Niigata and so if you are on the way up and reading this and planning on coming through to Yuzawa, know that you'll be getting off at Tsukiyono. ---- Official resort snow depth: Naeba - 320cm Kagura - 390cm Naeba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Sunday 24th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 722cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 52 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 60cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 3cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 219cm observed on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 283cm observed on 19 days February 2013 snowfall 217cm observed on 17 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 Naeba. 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 Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 20cm Snowfall at base this season 697cm Weather overview Cloud, snow Wind Moderate Temperature - Visibility Not so good Posted on Saturday 23rd February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Welcome to the weekend. And it should be a good one. 20cm or so of fresh here in Naeba and 30cm up at Kagura. Add that to what we have got during the week and you get a good picture. Good and cold too and so it's going to keep. Whats more, it's contining to snow. Race you up for the first runs! A moderate wind this morning but it looks like all of the areas plan to be opening up as planned this morning. Probably going to be Tuesday before the snow clouds completely vacate the area, so expect more of the same over the next few days. To me that sounds like timely refils of tracks. ---- Official resort snow depth: Naeba - 320cm Kagura - 390cm Naeba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Saturday 23rd February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 697cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 51 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 60cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 3cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 219cm observed on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 283cm observed on 19 days February 2013 snowfall 192cm observed on 16 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 Naeba. 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