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Furano Now: Tuesday 8th December 2020

  • Dec 8, 2020
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 27cm
Snowfall at base this season 125cm

Posted on Tuesday 8th December 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


Furano has been hit with another good dump of powder late yesterday and overnight. There is 27cm of new snow at village level.


There is no change in the open courses and lifts since yesterday.


The snow front seems to have passed for now and there is just a few light flakes falling as I write this. The sun is hiding behind the clouds but light conditions are good. Wind is varying between light and moderate.


The open courses are:


A1 (850m)

A2 (1,750m)

D1 (800m)

D2 (740m) Reserved for race training

D3 (530m) Reserved for race training

E1 (430m)



Furano Now 2020-2021 season

Data as of Tuesday 8th December 2020 Total snowfall at base 125cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 12 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 27cm (8th December) November 2020 snowfall 48cm reported on 7 days December 2020 snowfall 77cm reported on 5 days




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