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Furano Now: Wednesday 5th January 2022

  • Jan 5, 2022
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 259cm

Posted on Wednesday 5th January 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


There is a coating of 3cm of new snow. Light wind is blowing around the village with a current temperature of -11c that will rise up to a high of -6c. Conditions today are high cloud. All lifts are operating except for the Snow Escalators at both base areas.


Kitanomine Zone OPEN

Furano Zone OPEN



Furano Now 2021-2022 season

Data as of Wednesday 5th January 2022 Total snowfall at base 259cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 27 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (26th November) November 2021 snowfall 72cm reported on 5 days December 2021 snowfall 132cm reported on 18 days January 2022 snowfall 55cm reported on 4 days




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