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Furano Now: Thursday 13th January 2022

  • Jan 13, 2022
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 22cm
Snowfall at base this season 324cm

Posted on Thursday 13th January 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


The mild weather continues but it sure is delivering some big snow. Overnight there is another 22cm of snow on the ground at base level. It is -3c at the moment and will go up to -1c as the high. The snowfall has eased off to a light trickle but is forecast to continue all day. The kids snow escalator is now open on the New Prince side of the resort, but on the Kitanomine side it is still not in operation.


Kitanomine Zone OPEN

Furano Zone OPEN



Furano Now 2021-2022 season

Data as of Thursday 13th January 2022 Total snowfall at base 324cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 33 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (26th November) November 2021 snowfall 72cm reported on 5 days December 2021 snowfall 132cm reported on 18 days January 2022 snowfall 120cm reported on 10 days




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