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Furano Now: Wednesday 4th December 2019

  • Dec 4, 2019
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 20cm
Snowfall at base this season 104cm

Posted on Wednesday 4th December 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


Since yesterday's report a further 20cm of snow has accumulated on the ground in the ski village. Overnight there were strong winds. It is now calm and the snow has stopped falling, but is forecast to start again later in the morning and we could see moderate snowfall during the afternoon. The official base depth is now 89cm.


Furano Zone: OPEN

Kitanomine Zone : CLOSED


Operating lifts:

Furano Ropeway, Prince Romance 2 chair


Open courses: Sailer, Spies, Shirakaba



Furano Now 2019-2020 season

Data as of Wednesday 4th December 2019 Total snowfall at base 104cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 8 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (19th November) November 2019 snowfall 84cm reported on 7 days December 2019 snowfall 20cm reported on 1 day




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