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Furano Now: Wednesday 8th January 2014

  • Jan 8, 2014
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 249cm

Posted on Wednesday 8th January 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


The forecast snow has arrived and looks like it has settled in for the rest of the week. This will mean some great on piste powder skiing over the next few days with a continuous top up.


Visibility is good today and there is a light breeze, but the wind will increase slightly from tomorrow onwards. Temperatures are relatively mild being just below freezing at base level.


Overall it looks a great day to get out there and carve some tracks on a nice layer of fresh.


Operating lifts:


Kitanomine Gondola 9:00am-3:00pm

Kitanomine high speed quad 8:30am-20:00pm

Kitanomine 2 chair 8:45am-3:20pm

Link Lift 9:00am-15:20pm

Furano Ropeway 8:30am-3:20pm

Furano Downhill Swift Lift 1 9:00-8:00pm

Downhill Romance 2 chair 8:45am-3:20pm

Downhill Romance 3 chair 9:00am-3:20pm

Prince Romance 8:30am - 4:00pm



Furano Now 2013-2014 season

Data as of Wednesday 8th January 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 249cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 22 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (14th and 16th December) November 2013 snowfall 30cm reported on 2 days December 2013 snowfall 155cm reported on 13 days January 2014 snowfall 64cm reported on 7 days




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