Furano Now: Tuesday 2nd February 2016
- Feb 2, 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 558cm
Posted on Tuesday 2nd February 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
The morning started off cloudy and then we were hit with a period of strong sun breaking through the clouds, and now back to full cloud cover. The upper part of the mountain is enveloped by light cloud so there will be some compromise in visibility high up, but in general it is still good.
Light snow has been continually falling, although it is really only the lightest of flurries at the moment. There was 2cm accumulation overnight.
The forecast for the next few days is for continuous light snow, with a heavier fall on Saturday evening. Strong winds are on the radar for Sunday morning, bit these should pass by Sunday afternoon.
There are quite a few course closures on the Kitanomine side at the moment, or coming up soon. These are for junior high school ski competitions, so it may be worth taking a break and to see how good these young athletes can ski the poles courses. It certainly inspires me to up my game!
The course closures are as follows:
Giant until 6/Feb
Dynamic until 2/Feb
Azelia 3-6/Feb
Junior 3-6/Feb
Furano Now 2015-2016 season |
Data as of Tuesday 2nd February 2016 Total snowfall at base 558cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 50 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 8cm reported on 2 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.