Furano Now: Wednesday 29th January 2025
- Jan 29, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 320cm
Posted on Wednesday 29th January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
Hello Skiers & Snowboarders,
Well, well, for the first time in 4 days, and only the third time in 9 days, we have a whiff of snowfall...2 cm.
BUT, looks like a potential decent snowfall tonight, so this morning was perhaps just the hors d'oeuvres.
Viz is decent, but looks like some clouds have parked on top of the peaks--probably a bit foggy up there.
Temps at the base will max out at +1 C today--we're not losing too much.
Reminder that the Gondola is opening 30 minutes earlier every day at 8:30, as well as all the lifts on the Furano side (30 minutes early) in an attempt to spread out the morning rush and get people onto the mountain due to the shutdown of Lift B. So line-haters should get up there early and you'll be rewarded.
Due to the lack of replenishing snowfall, the base in some high traffic areas is thinning out, and some rocks are popping up. If you see some brown, step lightly and try to go around it.
50th annual snow festival is this Saturday night and Sunday until about 4 PM. Lots of fun, food, drummers, fireworks, etc. Be sure to check it out.
Think snow.
Furano: All except Lift B. Lifts open 30 minutes earlier than normal.
Kitanomine: All lifts. Gondola open at 8:30.
Night skiing until 6:00 PM on both sides.
Furano Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Wednesday 29th January 2025 Total snowfall at base 320cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 44 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (1st December) November 2024 snowfall 37cm reported on 6 days December 2024 snowfall 173cm reported on 21 days January 2025 snowfall 110cm reported on 17 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.