Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 13cm Snowfall at base this season 240cm Posted on Friday 3rd January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Good Morning Skiers and Boarders, Looks like it's going to be a great day! Cloudy earlier, but clearing now. Currently about 50% blue, but the clouds are hanging close to the resort, so not clear there yet. Nice little touch up of snow overnight. Very light and fwuffy. Think snow. All lifts except Kitanomine magic carpet. Night skiing until 7:30 PM on both sides. Furano Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Friday 3rd January 2025 Total snowfall at base 240cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 30 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 30cm reported on 3 days Previous report Next report 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. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 10cm Snowfall at base this season 227cm Posted on Thursday 2nd January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Good morning skiers and boarders, Got some more snow overnight. Starting to pile up around town. 10 cm of new fwuffy stuff at the super secret SnowJapan weather station. Temps are cold. Snow is dry. Life is good. Visibility is at least 500 m, which is good enough for me. No views today for sure. Think snow. All lifts except Kitanomine magic carpet. Night skiing until 7:30 PM on both sides. Furano Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Thursday 2nd January 2025 Total snowfall at base 227cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 29 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 17cm reported on 2 days Previous report Next report 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. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 7cm Snowfall at base this season 217cm Posted on Wednesday 1st January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Happy New Year!! あけましておめでとう! (Japanese) Onnellista uutta vuotta. (Finnish) Šťastný nový rok. (Czech) Gleðilegt nýtt ár. (Icelandic) Bliadhna mhath ùr. (Scottish) Quite the international New Year's scene here in Furano. Just this morning I've spoken to folks from all the countries listed above. The Europeans are here! As far as snow goes, we got a 7 whopping cm since yesterday morning. Temps are cold. Conditions are great. For some mysterious reason, the Furano zone magic carpet is closed today. Probably tired from the fireworks last night. All lifts open except both magic carpets. Night skiing in both Furano and Kitanomine until 7:30 PM. Furano Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Wednesday 1st January 2025 Total snowfall at base 217cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 28 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 7cm reported on 1 day Previous report Next report 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. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 10cm Snowfall at base this season 210cm Posted on Tuesday 31st December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Happy New Year's Eve Skiers and Snowboarders, Things are looking great today. Only 10 cm so far, but there is a "Heavy Snow Advisory" in effect for the whole day today. Such wonderful words. Of course, in weather man context, "heavy snow" means lots of snow, which is good; not crappy heavy snow, which is bad. More importantly, my fine tuned local Spidey-sense says it's gonna be a fair amount of snow. It's just coming down in a normal Furano-winter sort of way. Not tentative. Just snowing. And snowing... Gondola closed this morning due to wind. It may open this afternoon. Night skiing is available on both sides of the resort every night until 7:30 every night through January 5th. On to fireworks! The New Prince Hotel puts on an awesome fireworks show every New Year's Eve, beginning at the stroke of midnight. The fun and festivities begin at 10:00 PM near the base of the Ropeway in the Furano Zone. See flying lanterns, color torch ski parade, and my favorite, snowcat rides (10:30-11:00 only. Line up early.). Keep thinking snow. Gondola Closed due to wind. May open in afternoon. All other lifts open except, of course, Kitanomine magic carpet. Furano Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Tuesday 31st December 2024 Total snowfall at base 210cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 27 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 Previous report Next report 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. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 11cm Snowfall at base this season 200cm Posted on Monday 30th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Good morning skiers and snowboarders, Happy New Year's Eve-Eve (aka the day before New Year's Eve). Looking good, Houston. Definitely looking good. It snowed most of the day yesterday, and it's been snowing quite steadily for the last several hours, and it's definitely light and fwuffy. Given all that, I'm a bit surprised the snow reading for today is only 11 cm. Feels like more. "Heavy snow" forecast all day tomorrow. Such wonderful words. Lots of people at the resort today. The New Year's crowd has definitely arrived. I had to park in the employees lot this morning! Far. Waaa-waa. Should be lots of fun out there today. Visibility is lowish, no views for sure, but a very acceptable 500 meters. I'll take that. Fireworks lovers should go to the base of the Furano side (New Furano Prince Hotel) by midnight TOMORROW night for a real kicker of a show to bring in the new year. If you prefer not-in-your-face fireworks, any vantage point where you can see the Prince hotel will be perfect to see the fireworks. All that thinking of snow has started to pay off. Think (more) snow. All lifts except for Kitanomine magic carpet. Night skiing until 7:30 in both Furano and Kitanomine Zones. Furano Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Monday 30th December 2024 Total snowfall at base 200cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 26 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (1st December) November 2024 snowfall 37cm reported on 6 days December 2024 snowfall 163cm reported on 20 days Previous report Next report 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. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 189cm Posted on Saturday 28th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Good morning skiers and boarders, Well we've had the bare legal minimum of 1cm overnight. No decimals or millimeters here at SnowJapan. No sir. Quite cold today. Supposed to snow some tomorrow, but not a major dump. Think snow. Lifts A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H. Furano Zone magic carpet. Night skiing on Furano side until 6:00 PM. Furano Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Saturday 28th December 2024 Total snowfall at base 189cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 25 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (1st December) November 2024 snowfall 37cm reported on 6 days December 2024 snowfall 152cm reported on 19 days Previous report Next report 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. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 10cm Snowfall at base this season 179cm Posted on Thursday 26th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Huomenta hiihtäjät ja lumilautailijat, That's Finnish. An appropriate greeting for the day after Christmas cuz the Finns claim Santa live in their country and now he's back home after a busy day yesterday. Santa visited Furano overnight on his way home and dropped off 10 cm of snow, which was really nice of him. Still not enough to open the Gondola. I'd guess another 30 cm or so will be necessary, but things definitely looking good today. Think snow. Ropeway & Lifts B, C, D, E, F, G, H. Furano magic carpet. Furano Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Thursday 26th December 2024 Total snowfall at base 179cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 23 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (1st December) November 2024 snowfall 37cm reported on 6 days December 2024 snowfall 142cm reported on 17 days Previous report Next report 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. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 9cm Snowfall at base this season 188cm Posted on Friday 27th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Good morning skiers and boarders, Looking good, Houston. We're getting there, just not very quickly. Another 9 cm overnight. The forecast calls for many days of light snow, but alas, nothing major on the horizon. The snow itself is very good. Temps are nice and cold again. Basically in a holding pattern awaiting further developments. That's all I have to say about that. Think snow. Lifts A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H. Furano Zone magic carpet. Night skiing on Furano side until 6:00 PM. Furano Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Friday 27th December 2024 Total snowfall at base 188cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 24 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (1st December) November 2024 snowfall 37cm reported on 6 days December 2024 snowfall 151cm reported on 18 days Previous report Next report 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. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 169cm Posted on Wednesday 25th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Merry Christmas to All! Even to those guys who ride the snow cycles. Yes, we here at SnowJapan are here to serve YOU, even on Christmas Day! Not much change to report. A few centimeters of vewy light and vewy fwuffy snow, the kind you can just blow off your windshield. Some of the Gondola cars were on the wire today, probably prepping for the open in a few days? Depends on how much snow falls tomorrow for the day-after-Christmas storm. Night skiing available until 6:00 PM on the Furano side. Still only one magic carpet operating. Think snow. Ropeway & Lifts B, C, D, E, F, G, H. Furano magic carpet. Furano Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Wednesday 25th December 2024 Total snowfall at base 169cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 22 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (1st December) November 2024 snowfall 37cm reported on 6 days December 2024 snowfall 132cm reported on 16 days Previous report Next report 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. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 166cm Posted on Monday 23rd December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Good morning skiers and boarders, And the news just keeps on coming! Bad news first again: Only 1, one, ichi, uno, eins, centimeter of snow. And it just baaaaarely made the 1 cm minimum. If I could file a complaint with Mother Nature, I would. Patience, patience, young padawan. All things will come, and we aren't outside of the normal pattern. I'm just getting excited for the powder season...I have a new outfit to test out after all. Now the good news: The magic carpet snow escalator thing is open on the Furano side. Great news for uber beginners. The one on the Furano side is quite long and has a nice gentle slope. Gonna have to wait longer for the Kitanomine one. Only TWO more shopping days until Christmas. Better make your final decisions! Think snow. Ropeway, ALL lifts open. NO Gondola. NO Kitanomine magic carpet. Furano Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Monday 23rd December 2024 Total snowfall at base 166cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 21 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (1st December) November 2024 snowfall 37cm reported on 6 days December 2024 snowfall 129cm reported on 15 days Previous report Next report 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. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 7cm Snowfall at base this season 165cm Posted on Friday 20th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Good Morning Skiers and Boarders, NEWS, NEWS all around. First today: The second run off Lift E is now open. Now you can go skier's right OR left from the top. The possibilities are dizzying. A bit more snow. More light snow later today. Very COLD tonight and tomorrow night...down to around -15 C, or almost below zero for the Yanks. Now tomorrow: the long awaited day has finally arrived...Kitanomine will open as scheduled tomorrow, Dec 21. Unfortunately, the Gondola needs a bit more snow, so we have to wait a few more days, but the BIG news regarding the Gondola is that they FINALLY installed larger ski racks to accommodate wider skis...nothing like joining the 21st century. Sadly, boarders will still have to carry their boards into car. Can't have everything, I guess. Even though combination racks clearly exist, it appears that the Prince didn't get that memo, or they didn't do the right Google search. I digress. The Gondola terminal building has also been revamped. New paint, carpet, furniture, lockers, huge TV monitors, even drink machines are everywhere. It was long overdue, and looks really spiffy. There are also now THREE ticket clerks at the main counter, so by my math, the lines should be 50% quicker. Also welcome. Think snow. Ropeway, Lifts C, D, E open. Furano Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Friday 20th December 2024 Total snowfall at base 165cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 20 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (1st December) November 2024 snowfall 37cm reported on 6 days December 2024 snowfall 128cm reported on 14 days Previous report Next report 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. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 158cm Posted on Thursday 19th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here . Not much change from yesterday. Light dusting, good temps, happy customers. That's all I have to say about that. Ropeway, Lifts C, D, E open. Furano Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Thursday 19th December 2024 Total snowfall at base 158cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 19 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (1st December) November 2024 snowfall 37cm reported on 6 days December 2024 snowfall 121cm reported on 13 days Previous report Next report 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. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com