Furano Now: Saturday 23rd February 2013
- Feb 23, 2013
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 10cm
Snowfall at base this season 494cm
Weather overview Cloudy, snow
Wind
Light
Temperature -
Visibility Varied
Posted at 10:55am on Saturday 23rd February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
The snow is coming down at a steady, even pace in Furano this morning. There was a bit of a lull overnight, but the powder picked up this morning and looks like it will continue on through the rest of the day. It's light and dry powder snow, with 10cm+ (more in places, especially on the upper half of the mountain) since yesterday's post.
Overnight lows were relatively mild at -10C, and it's currently warmed up to the -7 mark. However, with all this snow and cloud cover, things won't be getting too much warmer this afternoon. Winds are light to nonexistent, meaning that the powder is falling straight down and piling up nicely, making for some great runs this morning.
The forecast calls for this weather to continue throughout the day and then taper off towards the later evening. Snowfall totals are completely subjective to upper atmosphere wind conditions that are constantly changing, so you can expect the occasional break from the snow. For those of you in the market for fresh tracks and fluffy powder, today is a good day to be out on the mountain.
*The Giant Course in Kitanomine has been closed off for a ski competition this morning. It will open back up as soon as the competition is over later today.
Furano Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Saturday 23rd February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 494cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 67 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (6th January) 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 135cm reported on 16 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.