Furano Now: Thursday 11th December 2025
- Dec 11, 2025
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 13cm
Snowfall at base this season 178cm
Posted on Thursday 11th December 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
Hello Skiers & Boarders,
Houston, we are looking good. Just kinda keeps snowing and it's piling up nicely along the roads.
Today's snow is actually the light and fwuffy stuff Furano is renowned for. Just a taste of things to come.
I am simultaneously happy and feel for the fairly large contingent of foreign-type workers who have arrived in town to work in various winter jobs. There are quite a few Hokkaido first-timers in the mix, and it's fun to imagine their reactions when they finally get to ski the good stuff for the first time. At the same time, after you've had the best there is, where do you go from there? Fortunately, or unfortunately, for them, they've probably locked themselves into a lifetime of annual winter trips to Hokkaido, and nothing else will ever quiiiiiiite measure up in terms of snow quality. No hyperbole here. Statement of fact. I know many a North American, Euro dude, or Aussie who came to Hokkaido "just once" on a "bucket list" trip, and now find themselves booking flights and accommodation a year in advance every single year. Once you've snorted the finest, there's no going back. They buy an extra set of powder skis and leave them here with friends. They get together with 4 mates and buy an old house for dirt cheap and set up camp in the winter with an old cheap 4WD K-van in the driveway. They have a fine collection of neck gaiters--essential gear in the deep to prevent snow going down your neck into your shorts. My friend skis with a snorkel attached to his helmet. On non-powder days, it's just funny. But he uses it on the big days.
Then there's the committed sods who cleverly arrange to work remotely and just move here for the season, or even year-round.
I've been asked before by people who've yet to visit Hokkaido, "What do YOU consider a good powder day?" I was reluctant to give an honest answer cuz they'd think I was smoking weed. But they pressed, and I relented. For me, anything up to my knees is just practice. I'm just working on different turns, tuning up for...mid-thigh is a "good" day, waist is "awesome", and chest is "epic." I've had epic.
It's an addiction. You've been warned.
Think snow.
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Ropeway + Lifts C & D
8:30 -- 15:00
*The A2 run is still the only run open all the way to the base.
**The infamous Furano Quad has been repaired and will open per normal schedule later this month.**
Furano Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Thursday 11th December 2025 Total snowfall at base 178cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 14 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (6th December) November 2025 snowfall 45cm reported on 5 days December 2025 snowfall 133cm reported on 9 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.