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Furano Now: Friday 19th February 2016

  • Feb 19, 2016
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 669cm

Posted on Friday 19th February 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


Looks like another great day on the resort. The morning lows were below zero, but mild, and have already risen into positive territory which is evidenced by the dripping water running off roofs and the roads being particularly slippery with a bit of melt on top of the snow.


There is high cloud cover over Furano, but it is well above the ski resort and visibility is good with just a little flat light in places. There has been a nice little top up of 2cm fresh snow, which will ski nicely during the morning but be a bit heavier than usual due to the warmer temperatures. There is no breeze around the village.


Tomorrow morning should be sunny and there will be no snow tomorrow until evening, when a major snow storm is due to drop a significant snow on the resort.



Furano Now 2015-2016 season

Data as of Friday 19th February 2016 Total snowfall at base 669cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 64 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 119cm reported on 16 days




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