Furano Now: Saturday 1st December 2018
- Dec 1, 2018
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 16, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 70cm
Posted on Saturday 1st December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
It is a snowy day again with a light flurry coming down and so far about 1cm accumulation on the ground. That should continue to increase as the day rolls on. The resort has opened another run, the upper part of Spies, which now means there are 3 open trails each around 800m each. No snow is forecast for Sunday and temperatures are going to go warm again on Monday and Tuesday with some rain possible.
Furano Zone is open with Furano Ropeway for uplifting/down lifting only. The skiable trails are Shirakaba, upper Spies and upper Sailer, with the Downhill 2 chair servicing those trails.
Furano Zone partially open.
Kitanomine Zone closed.
Furano Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Saturday 1st December 2018 Total snowfall at base 70cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 7 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 41cm (30th November) November 2018 snowfall 69cm reported on 6 days December 2018 snowfall 1cm reported on 1 day |
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.