Furano Now: Monday 23rd December 2024
- Dec 23, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 19, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 166cm
Posted on Monday 23rd December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
Good morning skiers and boarders,
And the news just keeps on coming!
Bad news first again: Only 1, one, ichi, uno, eins, centimeter of snow. And it just baaaaarely made the 1 cm minimum. If I could file a complaint with Mother Nature, I would. Patience, patience, young padawan. All things will come, and we aren't outside of the normal pattern. I'm just getting excited for the powder season...I have a new outfit to test out after all.
Now the good news: The magic carpet snow escalator thing is open on the Furano side. Great news for uber beginners. The one on the Furano side is quite long and has a nice gentle slope. Gonna have to wait longer for the Kitanomine one.
Only TWO more shopping days until Christmas. Better make your final decisions!
Think snow.
Ropeway, ALL lifts open.
NO Gondola. NO Kitanomine magic carpet.
Furano Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Monday 23rd December 2024 Total snowfall at base 166cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 21 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (1st December) November 2024 snowfall 37cm reported on 6 days December 2024 snowfall 129cm reported on 15 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.