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Furano Now: Sunday 6th January 2019

  • Jan 6, 2019
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 289cm

Posted on Sunday 6th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


It is currently snowing lightly and the flakes are nice big bulky ones, and will be a pleasure to ski on this morning. So far there is 2cm of fresh snow build up on the ground in the village, and I would expect that to equate to 5-10cm at the top of the resort. Again we have valley cloud sitting low on the resort meaning that it is a bit misty, however this usually lifts as the morning rolls on. The slopes are in very good condition with the constant small top ups of snow we are getting regularly. Tomorrow more light snow is forecast with perhaps a bit of sun thrown into the mix.


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 Sunday 6th January 2019 Total snowfall at base 289cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 32 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 20cm reported on 5 days




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