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Furano Now: Sunday 17th December 2017

  • Dec 17, 2017
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 265cm

Posted on Sunday 17th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


The skies will likely be high overcast today with some light snow falling, however for now we have blue above and brilliant sunshine. It is a cold start to the morning at -11c and will warm up to around -5c by midday. There is no wind to speak of. Overnight there has been only a dusting of snow, but during yesterday another 5cm accumulated on the ground after the morning report was posted. Unfortunately the Kitanomine Gondola did not open and no announcement has been made by the resort regarding when they intend to start it for the season.


Furano Zone open.

Kitanomine Zone partially open. Kitanomine Gondola closed.



Furano Now 2017-2018 season

Data as of Sunday 17th December 2017 Total snowfall at base 265cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 27 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (5th December) November 2017 snowfall 125cm reported on 13 days December 2017 snowfall 140cm reported on 14 days




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