Furano Now: Monday 17th March 2014
- Mar 17, 2014
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 548cm
Posted on Monday 17th March 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
March conditions continue to provide some fine skiing.
Last night there was 4cm of new snow at village level and there will be some nice on piste powder to be skied this morning. The day is overcast but the sun is breaking through the cloud cover in places and overall it looks like a pleasant day. Although morning temperatures are cold, it will warm significantly during the day and the best snow conditions will be in the early morning period.
The all Japan high school ski competitions are now over and spies course is once again open to the public.
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 9:00am-4:00pm
Prince Romance 8:30am - 4:00pm
Furano Now 2013-2014 season |
Data as of Monday 17th March 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 548cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 61 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 97cm reported on 11 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.