Furano Now: Wednesday 24th December 2014
- Dec 24, 2014
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 11, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 20cm
Snowfall at base this season 101cm
Posted on Wednesday 24th December 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
The snow continues to fall and the good news continues to roll in. Overnight there has been 20cm of new snow in the village and significantly more at the top of the resort. This was a surprise as the precipitation numbers on the forecast yesterday were small. The new snow means the resort has been able to open parts of Kitanomine today. From today the Kitanomine quad chair and Kitanomine Romance 2 double chair will be operating, as well as the link lift over to the Furano Zone. If you are planning to return to the Furano Zone from the Kitanomine side, be sure to note the closing time of the link lift. Kitanomine Gondola is still not operating. The Kitanomine courses that will be open today are the Link Course and Rinkan Course going via Furano Prince Hotel to the bottom of the Kitanomine quad chair.
It is currently cloudy and there is a light trickle of snow falling which looks to continue through the day. Visibility is generally good but there are some patches of low light out there. All in all looks to be an excellent day especially with the additional terrain that is now open.
Opening, lift & other notes:
Prince Romance chair 8:30-20:00
Furano Ropeway 8:30-15:30
Downhill Romance 2 chair 8:40-15:30
Link lift 9:00-15:30
Kitanomine Swift 1 chair 8:30-15:00
Kitanomine Romance 2 chair 8:40:15:30
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Data as of Wednesday 24th December 2014 Total snowfall at base 101cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 12 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (24th December) November 2014 snowfall 15cm reported on 1 day December 2014 snowfall 86cm reported on 11 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.