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Furano Now: Thursday 20th February 2020

  • Feb 20, 2020
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 350cm

Posted on Thursday 20th February 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


It is snowing lightly and there is 5cm of new snow at base, with the resort official report quoting 13cm of new snow at the top of the mountain. The snowfall is forecast to stop in the morning and restart late afternoon. It is calm around the village with no wind. Visibility is a bit restricted at the moment with cloud rolling down the ski resort but this may improve later on.



Furano Now 2019-2020 season

Data as of Thursday 20th February 2020 Total snowfall at base 350cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 45 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (19th November) November 2019 snowfall 84cm reported on 7 days December 2019 snowfall 91cm reported on 15 days January 2020 snowfall 114cm reported on 16 days February 2020 snowfall 61cm reported on 7 days




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