Furano Now: Sunday 21st April 2013
- Apr 21, 2013
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 748cm
Weather overview Blue sky
Wind
Light
Temperature -
Visibility Very good
Posted at 10:30am on Sunday 21st April 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
After a brisk morning with lows dropping all the way into the lower minus single digits, the temperatures have rebounded nicely over the last few hours. The sun is out and the breeze is from south - both important factors for today. It's currently all blue skies and 8 above freezing, but these conditions will rapidly deteriorate due a large weather system approaching from the south. The rain is expected to move in around dinner time and then transition to a wintry mix before returning to an all-rain event. If the temperatures stay low enough, we may see some significant snow accumulations on the upper slopes of the resort - so here's keeping our fingers crossed!
In other news, you can still ski all the way to the bottom of the mountain on the Ropeway, Downhill Romance 2 and Downhill Romance 3 lifts. There's still so much snow on the mountain, especially this late into the season. Be prepared for Spring-like conditions, as the sun is out softening things up.
Furano Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Sunday 21st April 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 749cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 97 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (11th March) November 2012 snowfall 69cm reported on 10 days December 2012 snowfall 162cm reported on 21 days January 2013 snowfall 130cm reported on 20 days February 2013 snowfall 152cm reported on 18 days March 2013 snowfall 219cm reported on 19 days April 2013 snowfall 17cm reported on 9 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.