Furano Now: Sunday 22nd December 2019
- Dec 22, 2019
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 8cm
Snowfall at base this season 166cm
Posted on Sunday 22nd December 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
There has been another 8cm of new snow overnight. At the town level this is quite wet and is exactly what is needed to build up the base on the lower slopes. There is low cloud over the resort, it is -7c, and snow is not expected to fall during the day. Yesterday a groomer was put down the front face of the Kitanomine Zone but unfortunately the snow base depth is not enough at the bottom and the groomer went through to the ground. Another substantial dump of snow will be required to get the lower Kitanomine slopes into good condition. With only one side of Furano Ski Area open it will be quite crowded in lifts lines given that it is Sunday and a public holiday tomorrow.
Shirakaba
Spies
Sailer
Ropeway
Prince
Panorama
Technical
Kitanomine Zone: CLOSED
Furano Zone: Open
Furano Now 2019-2020 season |
Data as of Sunday 22nd December 2019 Total snowfall at base 166cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 18 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (19th November) November 2019 snowfall 84cm reported on 7 days December 2019 snowfall 82cm 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.