Furano Now: Sunday 21st January 2018
- Jan 21, 2018
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 15, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 12cm
Snowfall at base this season 418cm
Posted on Sunday 21st January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
Overnight Furano received 12 cm of new snow in the village which is most welcome. The morning started off with some light snow falling and calm conditions...now, mid morning, the snow has stopped and the winds on the mountain are blowing moderately once up above the base area. The upper half of the mountain is sitting in cloud but visibility on the lower half is good. From now on the temperature is forecast to get colder during the day. With the fresh top up of snow the slopes are in superb condition.
Kitanomine Zone open.
Furano Zone open.
Furano Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Sunday 21st January 2018 Total snowfall at base 418cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 47 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 87cm 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.