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Furano Now: Sunday 28th January 2018

  • Jan 28, 2018
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 472cm

Posted on Sunday 28th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


If you wondered why the Kitanomine lights were on all night it was because they were having an all night skiing event until 5am this morning which is part of the ski festival running this weekend in Kitanomine. There will be lots of fun events today and it attracts lots of local kids. Be sure to check it out.


It is a very still morning here in the Kitanomine resort area. There is snow falling from the sky but it is very very light and overnight it has accumulated to a 2cm dusting. There will be a bit more that that on the slopes but nothing major. The good news is this evening the resort is forecast to receive a moderate dump of new snow. There is still plenty of nice light powder all over the resort from yesterday - enjoy!


Kitanomine Zone open.

Furano Zone open.



Furano Now 2017-2018 season

Data as of Sunday 28th January 2018 Total snowfall at base 472cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 52 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 141cm reported on 17 days




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