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Furano Now: Friday 15th December 2017

  • Dec 15, 2017
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 255cm

Posted on Friday 15th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


There are a few snow flakes lofting down very slowly with no wind around. The forecast is for very light snow through the day which is probably what we have right now. Not much to report in terms of new snow on the ground, just a dusting of a centimeter. It is cold this morning at -9c but will warm up and end up around -2c but we probably won't get much sun. Light snow is expected over Saturday and Sunday.


Furano Zone open.

Kitanomine Zone partially open.



Furano Now 2017-2018 season

Data as of Friday 15th December 2017 Total snowfall at base 255cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 25 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (5th December) November 2017 snowfall 125cm reported on 13 days December 2017 snowfall 130cm reported on 12 days




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