Furano Now: Monday 21st November 2016
- Nov 21, 2016
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 74cm
Posted on Monday 21st November 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
Sunday turned out to be really warm with temperatures peaking at +9c and light rain falling for the first half of the day. The temperature plunged in the evening, and late evening light snow started fall which has amounted to a reasonable 3cm on the ground this morning. For the next six days temperatures will remain below freezing in the village and light snow is forecast to fall continuously. While there are no big numbers on the snow radar the constant trickle will add up to a decent amount each day I think.
The courses that are open have good coverage and are providing great early season skiing. The lower mountain needs a significant snowfall before any course can be opened down to the base area.
Furano Zone is partially open with Furano Ropeway operating to upload and download skiers to and from the upper mountain. It is not possible to ski from the top to bottom of the mountain yet. The skiable lift is Downhill Romance no.2 chair and the skiable courses are the upper part of Sailer and Spies Course, and Shirakaba Course. Restaurant Downhill is open.
Kitanomine Zone is closed.
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Data as of Monday 21st November 2016 Total snowfall at base 74cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 10 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (8th November) November 2016 snowfall 74cm 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.