Furano Now: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
- Jan 2, 2019
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 8cm
Snowfall at base this season 277cm
Posted on Wednesday 2nd January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
The day ahead will be great. It is snowing moderately and accumulating on the ground quickly. At the time of writing this the fresh snow in the village is already 8cm and will increase further during the day. Due to the snow the visibility is limited, but it does seem to have improved in the last 20 minutes. The lifts had a queue at opening time but this has mostly cleared now. A great powder days lies ahead.
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 Zone OPEN.
Kitanomine Zone OPEN.
Furano Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Wednesday 2nd January 2019 Total snowfall at base 277cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 28 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 8cm 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.