Furano Now: Saturday 22nd December 2012
- Dec 22, 2012
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 19, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 181cm
Weather overview Cloud
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Posted at 3:51pm on Saturday 22nd December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
The temperatures have been relatively warm for this time of year, climbing as high as -2 for the afternoon highs. This means all the snow we've been getting recently is a bit higher in moisture content than the dry, powder snow we are used to seeing in Furano. On the plus side, the total accumulations are up, so there is plenty of the white stuff to go around. Kitanomine's Premium Zone was scheduled to open today, but all the big, fluffy flakes have made for somewhat unsafe conditions. Rather than risk any potential avalanches, they announced today that the opening of the course will be delayed for the moment. When they do finally get it open, it should be absolutely prime for deep powder skiing.
Another 5+ centimeters fell overnight, and we awoke yet again to the sound of people scraping off their driveways and brushing off their cars. It snowed off and on throughout the morning, but things have quieted down for the afternoon. Things should remain relatively dry for the rest of the night, but tomorrow looks like it will bring another round of snow! The winter weather just doesn't seem to stop this year.
Furano Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Saturday 22nd December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 181cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 24 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 18cm (22nd November) November 2012 snowfall 69cm reported on 10 days December 2012 snowfall 112cm reported on 14 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.