Furano Now: Thursday 12th December 2013
- Dec 12, 2013
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 62cm
Posted on Thursday 12th December 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
Yesterday the upper mountain received a substantial top up of new snow with light snow falling for most of the day. The conditions on the upper mountain down to the base of Downhill 2 chair are very good. Below the chair, down to base, there are areas of thin coverage. It has been snowing since the early hours of this morning and temperatures are once again below freezing. The snow is forecast to continue through until Sunday and hopefully there will be a big dump in there sometime.
Operating lifts:
Furano Ropeway 8:30am-3:00pm
Downhill Romance 2 chair 8:45am-3:00pm
Courses:
Sailer
Shirakaba (closed)
Spies (partially open) from top of Ropeway until bottom of Down Hill Romance 2 chair.
Furano Now 2013-2014 season |
Data as of Thursday 12th December 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 62cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 6 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 25cm (29th November) November 2013 snowfall 30cm reported on 2 days December 2013 snowfall 32cm reported on 4 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.