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Furano Now: Monday 6th January 2020

  • Jan 6, 2020
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 233cm

Posted on Monday 6th January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


The on off light snow flurries yesterday have added up to 4cm of fresh snow. It is high cloud with some fog over the top part of the resort. Later in the morning light snow is forecast again through the rest of the day. With all this fresh precipitation recently the snow on the mountain is in excellent condition with some lower slopes showing the odd thin patch. Tomorrow looks like it will be sunny for part of the day.


Kitanomine Romance Chair

Kitanomine quad chair

Link lift

Furano Ropeway

Furano Downhill chair 1

Furano Downhill chair 2

Furano Downhill chair 3

Prince Romance chair

Furano Snow Escalator


Kitanomine Zone: Open

Furano Zone: Open



Furano Now 2019-2020 season

Data as of Monday 6th January 2020 Total snowfall at base 233cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 27 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (19th November) November 2019 snowfall 84cm reported on 7 days December 2019 snowfall 91cm reported on 15 days January 2020 snowfall 58cm reported on 5 days




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