Furano Now: Wednesday 28th December 2016
- Dec 28, 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 267cm
Posted on Wednesday 28th December 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
You would think we were entering the month of February given the temperature that has been thrown at us this morning. -20c in the village and -21c at the top of the resort! So if you woke up and felt chilly chances are it is because it is cold rather than you have caught a cold. In classic Furano style those cold temperatures are combined with clear weather and plenty of sunshine.
On the snow front there has been a light 2cm dusting in the village overnight. No further snow is expected today. Tomorrow will be a little windy but the snow will start again and should fall continuously through until Saturday night.
The slopes are in excellent condition. Giant has opened today for the first time this season, which is interesting as there wasn't any significant snow yesterday to change things significantly. All courses are now open on Furano Ski Area except Premium.
Furano Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Wednesday 28th December 2016 Total snowfall at base 267cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 37 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (8th November) November 2016 snowfall 110cm reported on 19 days December 2016 snowfall 157cm reported on 18 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.