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Furano Now: Thursday 4th February 2016

  • Feb 4, 2016
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 7cm
Snowfall at base this season 577cm

Posted on Thursday 4th February 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


It is a milder day with -8c recorded in the village earlier this morning, but it has already warmed up substantially and I have just had a look at my outside thermometer which is reading -2c. The snow just seems to keep coming on a daily basis and this morning there is another 7cm to report. There is no snow falling at the moment but we can expect some light snow again from the afternoon.


Temperatures should be back to colder norms from tomorrow, and tomorrow morning looks like some moderate winds will hit the resort, reducing a little on Saturday, and then Sunday could be quite gusty.


There are ski competitions on Kitanomine at the moment and the following courses are closed:


Giant until 6/Feb

Azelia 3-6/Feb

Junior 3-6/Feb



Furano Now 2015-2016 season

Data as of Thursday 4th February 2016 Total snowfall at base 577cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 52 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 27cm reported on 4 days




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