Furano Now: Saturday 2nd March 2013
- Mar 2, 2013
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 15cm
Snowfall at base this season 548cm
Weather overview Cloudy some sun
Wind
Light
Temperature -
Visibility Good
Posted at 10:35am on Saturday 2nd March 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
They say that March comes in like a lion, and last night would be no exception. Howling winds and heavy snows pummeled Furano from yesterday afternoon until the winter storm died down early this morning. 15cm+ of the finest fresh fell over a few hours, but winds upwards of 7m/s with stronger gusts were whipping the newly fallen snow into deep snow banks and cornices. Please be careful out on the mountain today, as some places that may look to be completely normal are actually deep pockets of wind-driven snow.
Things have quieted down for now, and the sun has even come out a little bit. The forecast for today called for the huge storm that moved its way across the Furano Valley last night to linger on through the day today, but it looks like the worst is over. Expect some lingering snow showers for the remainder of the day, but we should see nothing like the debilitating heavy wind/snow combination we saw last night.
Temperatures are in the low minus single digits, and we just may approach the freezing mark today. The resort has raised the official snow depth to 190cm, and today looks like a great day to get out there. Happy skiing, and enjoy all that fresh snow!
Furano Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Saturday 2nd March 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 548cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 71 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 25cm (5th February) 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 152cm reported on 18 days March 2013 snowfall 35cm reported on 2 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.