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Furano Now: Tuesday 1st March 2016

  • Mar 1, 2016
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 38cm
Snowfall at base this season 766cm

Posted on Tuesday 1st March 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


It was very windy still this morning, but winds have dropped gradually through-out the day and it's calmer now.


There was 30cm of snow in the village by yesterday evening and a further 8cm overnight which makes 38cm since the last report but due to strong winds some places have little while others have deep drifts.


No real snowfall today since. It has been lightly overcast all day, and the gondola hasn't been running as well as for the most part the Downhill Number 3 Romance lift, the Kitanomine High speed Number 1 lift and link lift.


Tomorrow should see a return to calmer conditions with the chance of snow showers from time to time. It looks like come the weekend we can expect somewhat warmer temperatures in the region.



Furano Now 2015-2016 season

Data as of Tuesday 1st March 2016 Total snowfall at base 766cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 75 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 178cm reported on 26 days March 2016 snowfall 38cm reported on 1 day




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