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Furano Now: Tuesday 2nd December 2025

  • Dec 2, 2025
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 46cm

Posted on Tuesday 2nd December 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


Hola Skiers & Boarders,


No good news to report, but then again no real bad news either.


Same-O, same-O: Top two runs are open. Ropeway up, ride D lift, enjoy, ride Ropeway back down to base at end of day.


But hey, the restaurant at the top of mountain is open, along with the Ramen Corner at the base, along with Baristart coffee in the Ropeway building ("Best coffee this side of Tokyo!")


Maybe 10 cm of snow tonight, and then again tomorrow, and it will be properly cold, but most will be for naught as it's forecast to get up to +6 C on Sunday. For those needing a refresher course on the weather, this is NOT conducive to good skiing.


Here's a news tidbit: assuming suitable conditions, the Kitanomine side of the mountain is scheduled to open on Dec 22.


At this point in the season, I am not worried at all. Even though we don't really have any snow, winter always takes her sweet time to get going in Hokkaido. So be patient, bide your time, tune up your skis, and for pete's sake, get going on that exercise program! You're gonna need it.


Think (harder) snow.


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Ropeway and D Lift

8:30 AM to 3:00 PM



Furano Now

2025-2026 season

Data as of Tuesday 2nd December 2025


Total snowfall at base

46cm

Number of days snowfall observed at base

6 days

Most snowfall observed in 1 day

20cm (18th November)

November 2025 snowfall

45cm reported on 5 days

December 2025 snowfall

1cm reported on 1 day





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