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Furano Now: Tuesday 12th January 2016

  • Jan 12, 2016
  • 2 min read

Updated: Oct 14, 2025

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 504cm

Posted on Tuesday 12th January 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


Wow, at -12c in the village it is feeling really cold, but luckily there is no wind whipping around today. Since yesterday there has been another 5cm of new snow meaning yet again it will be a day with a nice coating of fresh all over the mountain. We certainly have been lucky this winter with fresh snow a daily occurance since Christmas.


The weather is overcast all over the resort and it doesn't look like the sun will break through today. The lower valley fog may lift and give a view of the town mid morning. Tomorrow the forecast is predicting very light snow through the day with broken cloud and possibly the sun making and appearance.


All lifts are operating except the Downhill Swift Lift No.1 in the Furano Zone. It seems this may be out of action for a while pending repairs.



Furano Now 2015-2016 season

Data as of Tuesday 12th January 2016 Total snowfall at base 504cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 38 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (5th December) November 2015 snowfall 77cm reported on 6 days December 2015 snowfall 286cm reported on 20 days January 2016 snowfall 141cm reported on 12 days




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