Furano Now: Thursday 31st January 2019
- Jan 31, 2019
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 7cm
Snowfall at base this season 416cm
Posted on Thursday 31st January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
A wind front arrived early this morning and it is gusting strongly around the town. It is snowing lightly but there is a lot of snow also being wind blown sideways. This wind is forecast to stay for the next few days. With these winds it is possible some lift operations may be suspended. The good news is there is 7cm of new powder to play in.
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 Thursday 31st January 2019 Total snowfall at base 416cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 46 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 147cm reported on 19 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.