top of page

Furano Now: Friday 31st January 2025

  • Jan 31, 2025
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 13cm
Snowfall at base this season 348cm

Posted on Friday 31st January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


Good morning skiers and boarders,


Another good chunk overnight. Yeah. We need it. Hopefully by now the misbehaving pebbles have been covered up. This snow is much wighter and fwuffier than yesterday's. That may be a good combination.


Winds are calmer so the Gondola is running today. Our Gondola is a sensitive creature. Quite exposed to the wind.


bonchi powder festival tomorrow evening and all day Sunday. Be sure to drop by.


Think (more) snow.


Furano Zone Lift B (aka Furano Quad) is closed indefinitely due to mechanical failure. New braking mechanism must be fabricated. Earliest forecasted repair will be the end of February.


Furano Zone: All open except Lift B

Kitanomine: All lifts open.

Night skiing until 6:00 PM tonight on both sides.



Furano Now 2024-2025 season

Data as of Friday 31st January 2025 Total snowfall at base 348cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 46 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 138cm reported on 19 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.


SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for.



bottom of page