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Furano Now: Friday 14th December 2018

  • Dec 14, 2018
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 147cm

Posted on Friday 14th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


It is calm with low cloud over the resort this morning. There is light snow falling and this is forecast to continue through the day so we should get a bit more on the ground. There is no official word on whether Kitanomine will open this weekend or not, but the slopes were groomed yesterday.


Open trails:

Panorama

Shirakaba

Spies (upper part only)

Sailer

Prince


Open lifts:

Prince Romance chair

Downhill Romance 2 chair

Downhill Romance 3 chair

Furano Ropeway



Furano Now 2018-2019 season

Data as of Friday 14th December 2018 Total snowfall at base 147cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 16 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 41cm (30th November) November 2018 snowfall 69cm reported on 6 days December 2018 snowfall 78cm reported on 10 days




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