Furano Now: Wednesday 29th January 2014
- Jan 29, 2014
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 20cm
Snowfall at base this season 349cm
Posted on Wednesday 29th January 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
Overnight there has been 20cm of new snow at base level and substantially more at higher elevations.
A light breeze is present with overcast skies, and visibility is good. For tomorrow expect an increase in wind speed and temperatures will rise to just under freezing. The rest of the week looks set to deliver premium conditions with significant snow forecast continuously through until Monday. All this new snow means some fantastic powder skiing and fresh tracks for the early risers.
Just about to click into my bindings now an get first tracks....
Operating lifts:
Kitanomine Gondola 9:00am-3:40pm
Kitanomine high speed quad 8:30am-8:00pm
Kitanomine 2 chair 8:45am-3:40pm
Link Lift 9:00am-3:40pm
Furano Ropeway 8:30am-3:40pm
Furano Downhill Swift Lift 1 9:00am-8:00pm
Downhill Romance 2 chair 8:45am-3:40pm
Downhill Romance 3 chair 9:00am-3:40pm
Prince Romance 8:30am - 4:00pm
Furano Now 2013-2014 season |
Data as of Wednesday 29th January 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 349cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 33 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (14th and 16th December) November 2013 snowfall 30cm reported on 2 days December 2013 snowfall 155cm reported on 13 days January 2014 snowfall 164cm reported on 18 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.