Furano Now: Tuesday 4th February 2025
- Feb 4, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 1, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 7cm
Snowfall at base this season 372cm
Posted on Tuesday 4th February 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
Good morning skiers and boarders,
Windy day here in Furano. About 24 km/h, which is way above the threshold for our sensitive Gondola. They just closed Lift E on the top of the Furano side due to wind. Pretty rare. Everything else open for the time being. The Furano side is more sheltered than the Kitanomine side.
Forecast for snow/r@!n this afternoon, as it is quite warm.
7 cm of quality stuff fell overnight, but with the wind, it's been moved all over the place. The upside is to find pockets where it all collected.
Sapporo Snow Festival kicks off today. Always fun and worth a trip.
Culture-wise, Japan's most famous Taiko drum group is coming to Furano Feb 7-9. That should be pretty awesome.
Think Snow.
** Furano Zone Lift B (aka Furano Quad) is closed for the season due to mechanical failure. New braking mechanism must be fabricated.**
Furano Zone: Lifts A, C, & D. Lift E closed for wind.
Kitanomine: Gondola closed for wind. All other lifts open.
Night skiing until 6:00 PM tonight on both sides.
Furano Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Tuesday 4th February 2025 Total snowfall at base 372cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 49 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 February 2025 snowfall 24cm reported on 3 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.