Furano Now: Wednesday 17th February 2016
- Feb 17, 2016
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 650cm
Posted on Wednesday 17th February 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
It was snowing heavily for the first half of the morning but has eased off and now there is just light snow coming down. Earlier on the visibility was poor due to the snow and cloud rolling down to the village, however the low cloud has gone and there is some sun shining down upon the resort. It looks like a great day out there.
There are some light winds, which are expected to pick up pace and become strong this afternoon, but they should have decreased again by tomorrow morning. Heavy snow is on the forecast for tonight and then continuous light snow through Thursday and Friday.
Furano Now 2015-2016 season |
Data as of Wednesday 17th February 2016 Total snowfall at base 650cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 62 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 187cm reported on 22 days February 2016 snowfall 100cm reported on 14 days |
All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Furano. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report.