Furano Now: Monday 10th December 2012
- Dec 10, 2012
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 10cm
Snowfall at base this season 121cm
Weather overview Snowing
Wind
Light
Temperature -
Visibility
Good
Posted at 11:50am on Monday 10th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
The weekend brought with it strong winds but an epic dumping of snow. Funnily enough on the Furano Zone the winds didn't seems anywhere near as strong as they were in the Kitanomine village which was most rewarding for those who made the effort to get out. Needless to say that with 25cm of new snow over the weekend out on the mountain the conditions were just premium whether you were on piste or ducking off into some of the powder stashes at the sides.
There isn't too much on the snow radar through this week but we should see at least some dustings happening which will keep things fresh at a minimum. Kitanomine has been fenced here there and everywhere with the infamous Furano Ski Area orange fencing which indicates that it shouldn't be too far away from opening.
Lift operations:
Furano Ropeway 8:30-15:00
Downhill Romance #2
Downhill romance #3
Prince Lift
Open courses:
Sailer Course (open)
Spies Course (upper half only)
Panorama
Prince Course
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Data as of Monday 10th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 121cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 16 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 18cm (22nd November) November 2012 snowfall 69cm reported on 10 days December 2012 snowfall 52cm reported on 6 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.