Furano Now: Saturday 26th December 2015
- Dec 26, 2015
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 22cm
Snowfall at base this season 273cm
Posted on Saturday 26th December 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
Still snowing heavily in Furano.
Lovely fat snow falling in Furano, typically dry and light. No wind but occasional breezes. Just saw a gust in town while I was at a red light.
Minus seven degrees Celsius just now when I crossed the Sorachi River into town. Forecast is for (wait for it) snow. No breaks, no sun. I hope they are a tiny bit wrong because I like the sun. But this snow is fantastic.
The skiing and boarding on the resort is superb. The gondola is running today on the Kitanomine Zone and most of it is now open. Those top runs are excellent. I was just talking to an American boarder who had never skied snow like it. She fell at the top and spent ages getting back up. I asked how deep it was and she said neck, but I think she meant while she was fallen over. Although she was petite...
It is about thigh-deep at the top though. Really dry and floaty.
Furano Now 2015-2016 season |
Data as of Saturday 26th December 2015 Total snowfall at base 273cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 21 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (5th December) November 2015 snowfall 77cm reported on 6 days December 2015 snowfall 196cm reported on 15 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.