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Furano Now: Saturday 22nd April 2017

  • Apr 22, 2017
  • 2 min read

Updated: Oct 15, 2025

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 634cm

Posted on Saturday 22nd April 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


It was pretty surprising to look out of the window this morning and see the village painted white yet again! The snow did not settle on the roads, which are too warm, but it has settled on everything else. The snow fall has eased up and is now just the odd flake, however I would expect it to be snowing at the top of the resort. It is high cloud today and visibility is reasonably good. Town temperatures will be cool all day with a high of around 5c expected.


FURANO ZONE


Lifts are expected to operate as follows:


Furano Ropeway 9:00am-16:00pm.

Furano Downhill Romance 3 chairlift 9:00am-16:00pm.



Furano Now 2016-2017 season

Data as of Saturday 22nd April 2017 Total snowfall at base 634cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 88 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (8th November) November 2016 snowfall 110cm reported on 19 days December 2016 snowfall 178cm reported on 20 days January 2017 snowfall 126cm reported on 15 day February 2017 snowfall 132cm reported on 16 days March 2017 snowfall 73cm reported on 13 days April 2017 snowfall 15cm reported on 5 days




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