Furano Now: Wednesday 19th December 2012
- Dec 19, 2012
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 174cm
Weather overview Clear
Wind
Light
Temperature -
Visibility
Very good
Posted at 9:31am on Wednesday 19th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
There has been a further 10cm of new snow since yesterdays report so once again expect some great powder conditions. The grooming team has done a magnificent job on the mountain overnight and the groomed runs will be very enticing as well as the powder stashes. Temperatures are in the double negatives but the sky is blue and there are the famous Furano views all the way across the valley to Tokachidake. Technical Course on the Furano Zone is now open for the first time this season.
Lift operations:
Furano Ropeway
Downhill Romance 2
Downhill Romance 3
Prince Lift
Open courses:
Sailer Course
Spies Course
Panorama
Technical
Prince Ropeway Course
Kitanomine Zone:
Kitanomine High Speed Lift 1
Kitanomine Romance Lift 2
Kitanomine Gondola - Closed
Link Course Lift
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Data as of Wednesday 19th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 174cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 22 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 18cm (22nd November) November 2012 snowfall 69cm reported on 10 days December 2012 snowfall 105cm 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.