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Furano Now: Sunday 5th December 2021

  • Dec 5, 2021
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 82cm

Posted on Sunday 5th December 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


The cold weather has returned and it is a wintery -6c in town at 8am. The snow front that came yesterday late afternoon has resulted in about 4cm of new snow on the ground at base level, and on the upper mountain it will be significantly more than that. The day is clear with broken cloud in the mix. Temperatures will go to a maximum of -2c.


Kitanomine Zone closed.

Furano Zone open.


Operating lifts:

Furano Ropeway

Furano Downhill Romance 2 chair



Furano Now 2021-2022 season

Data as of Sunday 5th December 2021 Total snowfall at base 82cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 8 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (26th November) November 2021 snowfall 72cm reported on 5 days December 2021 snowfall 10cm reported on 3 days




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