Furano Now: Friday 2nd December 2016
- Dec 2, 2016
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 13cm
Snowfall at base this season 123cm
Posted on Friday 2nd December 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
The town went through a significant rain event yesterday with rain falling for most of the day on the lower slopes but thankfully temperatures higher up were cold enough to ensure that the rain was snow.
We are certainly getting some varied weather at the moment and today we have woken up to find 13cm of fresh snow in the village. With warmer temperatures this is not the usual light dry Furano powder but instead reasonable heavy snow which is ideal for building up the base. The forecast is for continuing snow today. Winds are moderate at base level and strong at the top of the resort.
Furano Zone is partially open with Furano Ropeway operating to upload and download skiers to and from the upper mountain. It is not possible to ski from the top to bottom of the mountain yet. The skiable lift is Downhill Romance no.2 chair and the skiable courses are the upper part of Sailer and Spies Course, and Shirakaba Course. Restaurant Downhill is open.
Kitanomine Zone is closed.
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Data as of Friday 2nd December 2016 Total snowfall at base 123cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 20 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (8th November) November 2016 snowfall 110cm reported on 19 days December 2016 snowfall 13cm reported on 1 day |
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.