Furano Now: Saturday 28th December 2013
- Dec 28, 2013
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 160cm
Posted on Saturday 28th December 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
Furano Ski Area reports that the Kitanomine Gondola will start operating today. This is a most welcome anouncement and gives access to a lot more terrain on the Kitanomine side side for intermediates and advanced skiers.
Giant and Wide will still remain closed on the Kitanomine side, but Dynamic will open and link up the front face. The weather is blue skies and sunshine at the moment but is expected to turn to snow during the day. Winds are moderate at lower levels, and expect strong winds around the top.
Hopefully the wind won't interfere with the season debut for the Gondola.
Operating lifts:
Kitanomine Gondola 9:00am-2:30pm
Kitanomine high speed quad 8:30am-3:30pm
Kitanomine 2 chair 8:45am-8:00pm
Link Lift 9:00am-15:10pm
Furano Ropeway 8:30am-3:10pm
Furano Downhill Swift Lift 1 9:00-3:10pm
Downhill Romance 2 chair 8:45am-3:10pm
Downhill Romance 3 chair 9:00am-3:10pm
Prince Romance 8:30am - 8:00pm
Furano Now 2013-2014 season |
Data as of Saturday 28th December 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 160cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 12 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (14th and 16th December) November 2013 snowfall 30cm reported on 2 days December 2013 snowfall 130cm 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.