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Furano Now: Thursday 13th March 2014

  • Mar 13, 2014
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido


New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 536cm

Posted on Thursday 13th March 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.


There has been a small amount of fresh snow overnight which is now sitting on top of a firm base. Temperatures today are mild but there is a fair bit of wind blowing and the wind chill is making things feel rather cold. Kitanomine Gondola is closed due to the windy conditions.


Due to ski competitions the following courses are closed: Spies and Ropeway courses are closed until 16/March, Panorama & Technical closed until 14/March.


Operating lifts:


Kitanomine Gondola CLOSED

Kitanomine high speed quad 8:30am-8:00pm

Kitanomine 2 chair 8:45am-4:00pm

Link Lift 9:00am-4:00pm

Furano Ropeway 8:30am-4:00pm

Furano Downhill Swift Lift 1 9:00am-8:00pm

Downhill Romance 2 chair 8:45am-4:00pm

Downhill Romance 3 chair CLOSED

Prince Romance 8:30am - 4:00pm



Furano Now 2013-2014 season

Data as of Thursday 13th March 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 536cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 58 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (14th and 16th December) November 2013 snowfall 30cm reported on 2 days December 2013 snowfall 155cm reported on 13 days January 2014 snowfall 174cm reported on 19 days February 2014 snowfall 92cm reported on 16 days March 2014 snowfall 85cm reported on 8 days




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