Furano Now: Wednesday 18th December 2024
- Dec 18, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 19, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 7cm
Snowfall at base this season 157cm
Posted on Wednesday 18th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
God morgen skiløpere og snowboardere,
That's Norwegian, because overnight was Brrrrrrrrr chilly! It got down to -19 C! That's -2 in dog years, er, Farenheit for the 'Mericans. Anyways, that's quite properly cold. The hands were a-burning outside this morning! Bring out the warm gloves.
[Yes, yes, Great Swami, but what are the slopes like?]
Ah, yes. Onto the snow. 7 cm of vewy fwuffy stuff overnight, and things are looking good. It's just like Dad always said, save up a bit every month, and over time it will really grow into something. The little dribs and drabs of snow we've been having eventually do add up to a good base. More snowcats spotted in key areas of Kitanomine this morning. The run formerly known as Giant (now "G3". Wow, what a winner!) is being groomed, and there was also one cat up on top near the Gondola station. So if Vegas were offering odds on Kitanomine opening as scheduled on the 21st, I'd wager they'd be pretty good odds.
Anyways, it's very blue out there today. And with the cold temps, the new snow stuck to all the tree branches. Beautiful.
Counting today, only 7 more shopping days till Christmas. Amazon Japan already saying new orders will be delivered after Christmas, so better hit an actual store.
Think snow.
Ropeway, Lifts C, D, E open.
Furano Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Wednesday 18th December 2024 Total snowfall at base 157cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 18 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (1st December) November 2024 snowfall 37cm reported on 6 days December 2024 snowfall 120cm reported on 12 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.