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Furano Now: Tuesday 5th January 2021

  • Jan 5, 2021
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 15cm
Snowfall at base this season 316cm

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


It is a nice calm morning with a high cloud layer that is blocking most of the sun from getting through.


Overnight there has been a good dump of snow, and this measure 15cm at base level. It has stopped snowing for now but it is likely it will restart later in the morning.


We are starting the day with -13c and the high will go up to -9c.


All lifts are scheduled to operate except Kitanomine Snow Escalator. Night skiing is until 7:30pm on both Furano and Kitanomine Zones.


Kitanomine Zone open

Furano Zone open



Furano Now 2020-2021 season

Data as of Tuesday 5th January 2021 Total snowfall at base 316cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 34 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 27cm (8th December) November 2020 snowfall 48cm reported on 7 days December 2020 snowfall 241cm reported on 23 days January 2021 snowfall 27cm reported on 4 days




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