Furano Now: Sunday 16th March 2014
- Mar 16, 2014
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 544cm
Posted on Sunday 16th March 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
This morning we have overcast skies but clear weather surrounding the mountain.
Yesterday saw constant snowfall on the upper mountain throughout the day which lead to substantial accumulation on the upper half of the ski area.
All main courses have been groomed overnight and the new snow has freshened up the pistes.
Due to ski competitions the following courses are closed: Spies and Ropeway courses are closed until today.
Operating lifts:
Kitanomine Gondola 9:00am-4:00pm
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
Prince Romance 8:30am - 4:00pm
Furano Now 2013-2014 season |
Data as of Sunday 16th March 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 544cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 60 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 93cm reported on 10 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.