Furano Now: Wednesday 10th December 2025
- Dec 10, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 25cm
Snowfall at base this season 165cm
Posted on Wednesday 10th December 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
Good afternoon skiers & boarders,
As much as I'd like it to be otherwise, I do have a day job and responsibilities beyond those of keeping you informed of the Furano snow scene. Reality just gets in the way sometimes, and I apologize.
Firstly, yes, mucho snow yesterday and overnight. At the Top Secret SnowJapan Big Dump Measurement Center near the base of the Kitanomine Gondola, I measured 25 cm this morning. On the heavy side, not that I care at this point cuz my season hasn't started yet, but it does keep things packing up, so overall I think it's good. You can't really ski off-piste until most of the branches are covered anyway, so all contributions to get us to that point are welcome.
Secondly, the huge new Rhythm store is open in Kitanomine, and it's a beaut. Everything is top notch. First floor is gear rentals, and the second floor is snow goodies retail. Importantly, the second floor also features a coffee/adult beverage bar, with a convenient Happy Hour patio overlooking the main drag. I suspect they hope to be the "Pre-Ajito" hangout.
The weather report says even more mucho snow from early tomorrow morning thru the early afternoon, and hardly windy, so should be quite pleasant up there. I love skiing when it's snowing hard. Crucially, the temps appear to be cooperating. Nice and cold. Yeah.
All of the "Think Snow" appears to be working, so keep up the good work.
Think snow.
Furano Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Wednesday 10th December 2025 Total snowfall at base 165cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 13 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (6th December) November 2025 snowfall 45cm reported on 5 days December 2025 snowfall 120cm reported on 8 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.