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Furano Now: Sunday 20th January 2019

  • Jan 20, 2019
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 375cm

Posted on Sunday 20th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


It is a nice morning. Mainly cloudy but the cloud layer looks thin and is letting through plenty of light. I think we will even get the morning sun breaking through soon. Visibility is good and I can see the peak from the base of the mountain. There is a bit of valley fog up top and I expect that to lift soon. There is no wind and it is reasonably warm at -6c. The slopes have received a nice 3cm top up of light powder overnight.


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 Sunday 20th January 2019 Total snowfall at base 375cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 42 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 106cm reported on 15 days




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