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Furano Now: Friday 19th January 2018

  • Jan 19, 2018
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 6cm
Snowfall at base this season 404cm

Posted on Friday 19th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


It is a nice morning looking up towards the mountain. The sky is clear and blue, with a patches of cloud spread around. The day will be mild starting off from -5c now and moving upwards a little to a high of -3c. Light snow is expected later in the day. The weekend looks like it will be a bit windy from Saturday afternoon onwards. Overnight there has been a nice new layer of 6cm of new powder which will transform the slopes from the firm base to a nice powder experience.


Kitanomine Zone open.

Furano Zone open.



Furano Now 2017-2018 season

Data as of Friday 19th January 2018 Total snowfall at base 404cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 45 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (5th December) November 2017 snowfall 125cm reported on 13 days December 2017 snowfall 206cm reported on 22 days January 2018 snowfall 73cm reported on 10 days




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