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Furano Now: Wednesday 9th January 2019

  • Jan 9, 2019
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 13cm
Snowfall at base this season 314cm

Posted on Wednesday 9th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


It is snowing very lightly but last night there was a decent amount of snowfall that has accumulated to 13cm on the ground. Conditions on the slopes are going to be great this morning, and ungroomed areas will be lots of fun with all that fresh powder. It is overcast and visibility is okay, and it looks like it may improve during the morning. More snow is possible from afternoon.


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 Wednesday 9th January 2019 Total snowfall at base 314cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 35 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 45cm reported on 8 days




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