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Furano Now: Monday 6th March 2017

  • Mar 5, 2017
  • 2 min read

Updated: Oct 15, 2025

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 9cm
Snowfall at base this season 577cm

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


It is a nice morning, partly cloudy and sunny. Visibility is almost perfect and there is no wind in the village at the moment. There has been a further 9cm of new snow since yesterdays report. The pistes will be nicely groomed fresh powder, while the ungroomed areas will have plenty of snow to play in with yesterday and todays snowfalls combined. Heavy snow is forecast from this evening.



Furano Now 2016-2017 season

Data as of Monday 6th March 2017 Total snowfall at base 577cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 73 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (8th November) November 2016 snowfall 110cm reported on 19 days December 2016 snowfall 178cm reported on 20 days January 2017 snowfall 126cm reported on 15 day February 2017 snowfall 132cm reported on 16 days March 2017 snowfall 31cm reported on 3 days




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