Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 12cm Snowfall at base this season 418cm Posted on Sunday 21st January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Overnight Furano received 12 cm of new snow in the village which is most welcome. The morning started off with some light snow falling and calm conditions...now, mid morning, the snow has stopped and the winds on the mountain are blowing moderately once up above the base area. The upper half of the mountain is sitting in cloud but visibility on the lower half is good. From now on the temperature is forecast to get colder during the day. With the fresh top up of snow the slopes are in superb condition. Kitanomine Zone open. Furano Zone open. Furano Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Sunday 21st January 2018 Total snowfall at base 418cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 47 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (5th December) November 2017 snowfall 125cm reported on 13 days December 2017 snowfall 206cm reported on 22 days January 2018 snowfall 87cm 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 4cm Snowfall at base this season 285cm Posted on Friday 22nd December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . It is a warm morning at -2c and the town temperature should rise to a high of 0c. It is snowing very lightly and has been since last night, depositing a nice layer of 4cm of fresh snow on the ground. Due to the warm temperatures this is not quite as powdery as usual. Tomorrow looks like we will get a good bit of sunshine and rumor has it the Kitanomine Gondola may start operations for the season....wooohooo. Furano Zone open. Kitanomine Zone partially open. Kitanomine Gondola closed. Furano Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Friday 22nd December 2017 Total snowfall at base 285cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 31 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (5th December) November 2017 snowfall 125cm reported on 13 days December 2017 snowfall 160cm reported 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 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 60cm Posted on Saturday 25th November 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . It is a chilly winter morning in Furano with the thermometer showing -6c as I write this. Light snow is coming down and there is 5cm of fresh snow to report. November is looking pretty respectable in terms of the amount of snowfall so far and hopefully this is an indicator for a good season overall. Light snow should continue through the day and also through Sunday. Furano Zone partially open. Kitanomine Zone closed. Furano Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Saturday 25th November 2017 Total snowfall at base 60cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 10 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 16cm (20th November) November 2017 snowfall 60cm 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 55cm Posted on Friday 24th November 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Yesterday the light rain persisted throughout the day accompanied by warm temperatures of +6c. Overnight temperatures dipped below zero and it started snowing. There is 7cm accumulation of new snow at base level, which is most pleasing. With yesterdays rain and this new snow it will be a bit slippery underfoot if out walking, so caution is advised. The rain did not hit the upper slopes yesterday so the skiing will be very good today. Right now it is -1c but temperatures will rise into positives. Some further light snow will fall during the day but in the evening rain is likely at base. Opening, lift & other notes Furano Zone partially open. Kitanomine Zone closed. Furano Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Friday 24th November 2017 Total snowfall at base 55cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 9 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 16cm (20th November) November 2017 snowfall 55cm reported on 9 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 48cm Posted on Wednesday 22nd November 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Well here we go - the 2017/2018 season kicks off today with the opening of upper areas of the Furano Zone. The open courses are: Sailer course (upper part of course only) 800m. Spies course (upper part of course only) 800m. Shirakaba course 740m. Access to the upper mountain is by Furano Ropeway operating from 8:30am - 3:00pm. The skiable lift is only Furano Downhill Romance 2 chairlift. It is not possible to ski back to the base area. Furano Ropeway must be used for downloading to the base area. Weather today is a wintery -4c at base and although there is a lot of cloud around it is broken up with plenty of sunny light coming through. Temperatures are expected to rise to +4c during the day and the not so good news is heavy rain is also forecast at base. There should be snow instead of rain at the top of the resort but strong winds are forecast. Furano Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Wednesday 22nd November 2017 Total snowfall at base 48cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 8 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 16cm (20th November) November 2017 snowfall 48cm reported on 8 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 47cm Posted on Tuesday 21st November 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Furano Zone will open tomorrow 22 November! That's correct, the proposed start date of 25 November has been slid forward to 22 November due to the great snow that November has delivered so far. The photos of the slopes sure do look good. Overnight there has been a bit of dusting across the village. It is still snowing lightly around the base, but very light. Tomorrow heavy rain is still on the forecast for village level. The upper mountain should see snow instead of the rain. Thursday onwards will be continuous light snow through to the end of the week. Furano Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Tuesday 21st November 2017 Total snowfall at base 47cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 7 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 16cm (20th November) November 2017 snowfall 47cm 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 16cm Snowfall at base this season 45cm Posted on Monday 20th November 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . At the time of posting the report yesterday it looked as if the snowfall was done for the day, however I could not have been more wrong. From afternoon the rate of snowfall ramped up and by late afternoon the village had received a whopping 16cm of relatively wet snow. This morning it is partly cloudy with strong sunshine through the clear areas of the sky. It is not snowing but light snow is on the forecast for today through until Tuesday. Wednesday may see moderate rain at base level but it is likely this will arrive as snow on the upper slopes accompanied by high winds. Furano Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Monday 20th November 2017 Total snowfall at base 45cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 6 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 16cm (20th November) November 2017 snowfall 45cm 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 2cm Snowfall at base this season 636cm Posted on Sunday 23rd April 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Cool temperatures have once again brought some unexpected snow to the village. There was 2cm accumulation this morning, so there will be significantly more fresh than that further up on the resort. There is still great skiing from the top right down to the base of the resort. It is overcast today and a little light rain is expected during the day. Tomorrow looks to be a return to sunny weather. FURANO ZONE Lifts are expected to operate as follows: Furano Ropeway 9:00am-16:00pm. Furano Downhill Romance 3 chairlift 9:00am-16:00pm. Furano Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Sunday 23rd April 2017 Total snowfall at base 636cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 89 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (8th November) November 2016 snowfall 110cm reported on 19 days December 2016 snowfall 178cm reported on 20 days January 2017 snowfall 126cm reported on 15 day February 2017 snowfall 132cm reported on 16 days March 2017 snowfall 73cm reported on 13 days April 2017 snowfall 17cm 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 0cm Snowfall at base this season 636cm Posted on Saturday 6th May 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . It is 19c right now and that will be the maximum for the day, which is not quite a warm as yesterdays 25c. The big difference is that there is plenty of wind around right now. It was calm an hour ago but the wind has arrived fairly suddenly and is now blowing moderately at base, so some kind of wind shell will be required for skiing even if the temperature is warm. Today is the second to last day of the season and there is good skiing on the two 800m runs that are open on the upper mountain. Please note, that although the ropeway is operating it is for uploading and downloading only, as the trails to the bottom of the mountain are now closed due to a lack of snow. FURANO ZONE Lifts are expected to operate as follows: Furano Ropeway 9:00am-16:00pm. Furano Downhill Romance 2 chairlift 9:00am-16:00pm. Furano Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Saturday 6th May 2017 Total snowfall at base 636cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 89 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (8th November) November 2016 snowfall 110cm reported on 19 days December 2016 snowfall 178cm reported on 20 days January 2017 snowfall 126cm reported on 15 day February 2017 snowfall 132cm reported on 16 days March 2017 snowfall 73cm reported on 13 days April 2017 snowfall 17cm reported on 6 days May 2017 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 3cm Snowfall at base this season 634cm Posted on Saturday 22nd April 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . It was pretty surprising to look out of the window this morning and see the village painted white yet again! The snow did not settle on the roads, which are too warm, but it has settled on everything else. The snow fall has eased up and is now just the odd flake, however I would expect it to be snowing at the top of the resort. It is high cloud today and visibility is reasonably good. Town temperatures will be cool all day with a high of around 5c expected. FURANO ZONE Lifts are expected to operate as follows: Furano Ropeway 9:00am-16:00pm. Furano Downhill Romance 3 chairlift 9:00am-16:00pm. Furano Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Saturday 22nd April 2017 Total snowfall at base 634cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 88 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (8th November) November 2016 snowfall 110cm reported on 19 days December 2016 snowfall 178cm reported on 20 days January 2017 snowfall 126cm reported on 15 day February 2017 snowfall 132cm reported on 16 days March 2017 snowfall 73cm reported on 13 days April 2017 snowfall 15cm 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 3cm Snowfall at base this season 631cm Posted on Friday 14th April 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . What a day it turned out to be yesterday with heavy snowfalls and cold temperatures staying with Furano for the entire day. Today couldn't be more of a contrast, and although the village temperature is currently +2c, it will rocket to +13c by lunchtime. The sun is out very strong this morning and cutting through the thin layer of high cloud. They resort should have some nice snow top to bottom early on today. Furano Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Friday 14th April 2017 Total snowfall at base 631cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 87 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (8th November) November 2016 snowfall 110cm reported on 19 days December 2016 snowfall 178cm reported on 20 days January 2017 snowfall 126cm reported on 15 day February 2017 snowfall 132cm reported on 16 days March 2017 snowfall 73cm reported on 13 days April 2017 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 5cm Snowfall at base this season 628cm Posted on Thursday 13th April 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . We have awoke this morning to a heavy snowfall blanketing all roads, gardens, roofs and anything else exposed. It is currently snowing heavily and 5cm has accumulated on the ground and roads are frozen and slippery. The snowfall will continue throughout the day. Temperatures will be warm and well above freezing tomorrow and this will bring rain, even at the top of the resort. Visibility is limited due to the heavy snow, but when this eases up visibility will improve significantly. FURANO ZONE Lifts are expected to operate as follows: Furano Ropeway 9:00am-16:00pm. Furano Downhill Romance 2 chairlift 8:45am-16:00pm. Furano Downhill Romance 3 chairlift 9:00am-16:00pm. Furano Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Thursday 13th April 2017 Total snowfall at base 628cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 86 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (8th November) November 2016 snowfall 110cm reported on 19 days December 2016 snowfall 178cm reported on 20 days January 2017 snowfall 126cm reported on 15 day February 2017 snowfall 132cm reported on 16 days March 2017 snowfall 73cm reported on 13 days April 2017 snowfall 9cm 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