Furano Now: Wednesday 16th January 2019
- Jan 16, 2019
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 15cm
Snowfall at base this season 358cm
Posted on Wednesday 16th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
It is a bit drab looking outside compared to the beautiful clear days earlier in the week. There is low cloud cover this morning. It has been snowing overnight and the accumulation is an impressive 15cm. That new snow however is wet and pretty heavy compared to what normally falls at this time of year. The snow has stopped for now but light snow is forecast during the day. The wind is moderate and it will be reasonably windy through until Friday.
Open lifts:
Prince Romance chair
Downhill Romance 2 chair
Downhill Romance 3 chair
Furano Ropeway
Kitanomine quad chair
Kitanomine 2 chair
Kitanomine Gondola
Link chair
Furano Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Wednesday 16th January 2019 Total snowfall at base 358cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 39 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 55cm (19th December) November 2018 snowfall 69cm reported on 6 days December 2018 snowfall 200cm reported on 21 days January 2019 snowfall 89cm reported on 12 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.