Furano Now: Friday 23rd November 2012
- Nov 23, 2012
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 28cm
Weather overview Sunny
Wind
-
Temperature -
Visibility
Good
Posted at 10:19am on Friday 23rd November 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
It couldn't be more perfect weather for opening day. The sun is shining against a background of blue skies, and the keen early season skiers are already out there putting down the first tracks of the season.
There is a fantastic early season base of 60cm on the upper mountain and snow conditions are firm. Furano Ropeway is open 8:30-14:40 for access to the upper mountain and the skiable lift is Furano Romance lift 2 open 8:45-15:00. At the moment the skiing is restricted to the upper mountain and to return to base it is necessary to use Furano Ropeway.
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Data as of Friday 23rd November 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 28cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 4 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 18cm (22nd November) November 2012 snowfall 28cm reported on 4 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.