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Furano Now: Wednesday 6th December 2017

  • Dec 6, 2017
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 9cm
Snowfall at base this season 202cm

Posted on Wednesday 6th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


There has been another good amount of snow overnight, this time amounting to 9cm. It is a nice morning with some cloud and sun in the mix and no wind. Later in the day light snow is expected, but this shouldn't affect visibility. Temperatures will remain around the level that they are now throughout the day.


Furano Zone partially open.

Kitanomine Zone closed.



Furano Now 2017-2018 season

Data as of Wednesday 6th December 2017 Total snowfall at base 202cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 19 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (5th December) November 2017 snowfall 125cm reported on 13 days December 2017 snowfall 77cm reported on 6 days




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