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Furano Now: Tuesday 5th February 2019

  • Feb 5, 2019
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 435cm

Posted on Tuesday 5th February 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


Yesterday was characterized by strong winds throughout the day. There were many times during the day when so much snow was being whipped around that visibility in the village was at a minimum when walking or driving around. The good news this morning is that those winds have passed. There is 5cm of new snow at base and significantly more higher up, although it will be wind affected. The gondola didn't operate yesterday, so it will be powder heaven for the first couple of hours this morning.


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 Tuesday 5th February 2019 Total snowfall at base 435cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 50 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 February 2019 snowfall 19cm reported on 4 days




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