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Furano Now: Wednesday 30th December 2020

  • Dec 30, 2020
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 12cm
Snowfall at base this season 288cm

Posted on Wednesday 30th December 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


There was 8cm of fresh snow this morning and a further 4cm feel in the afternoon. The lower slopes have returned to a groomed powder condition and moved away from the firmness of the last few days. The day was mainly defined by the upper half of the mountain being shrouded in low cloud that led to foggy conditions at elevation - there were windows when this got better and then the cloud would return a short time later.


It is currently -13c at base level and this will dip to around -22c by 7am tomorrow morning and then slowly warming.


Kitanomine Zone open

Furano Zone open



Furano Now 2020-2021 season

Data as of Wednesday 30th December 2020 Total snowfall at base 288cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 29 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 27cm (8th December) November 2020 snowfall 48cm reported on 7 days December 2020 snowfall 240cm reported on 22 days




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