Furano Now: Friday 16th December 2016
- Dec 16, 2016
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 6cm
Snowfall at base this season 209cm
Posted on Friday 16th December 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
It is another extremely cold day in Furano with -16c at base level and even colder -18c at the top of the resort. As is often the case with these cold Furano mornings it is a superb day with deep blue sky, full sun and not a breath of wind - I have posted 3 photos below the report that were taken this morning. The snow today on course is also very very good with a further 6cm of extremely light powder accumulating in the village overnight.
Todomatsu Course is now open at the bottom of the Furano Zone. Night skiing is now available on both the Prince Course and Todomatsu Course.
There is still no official guidance from the resort as to when they expect to get the Kitanomine side operating. Lets just see if they make an announcement over the weekend. With guest numbers in the resort increasing as we head towards Christmas the lift system on the Furano Zone is under a bit of pressure. Yesterday there were reports of the line for Furano Ropeway being extremely long.
Saturday and Sunday are expected to be windy, but both days should deliver a little more snow, although nothing significant.
The following courses are expected to be open today:
Technical
Panorama
Spies
Sailer
Prince
Todomatsu
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Data as of Friday 16th December 2016 Total snowfall at base 209cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 31 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (8th November) November 2016 snowfall 110cm reported on 19 days December 2016 snowfall 99cm reported on 12 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.