Furano Now: Thursday 30th April 2015
- Apr 30, 2015
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 380cm
Posted on Thursday 30th April 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
Glorious spring weather surrounds the resort today with no clouds in sight and warm temperatures. The snow line has rapidly retreated to the upper part of the mountain which is why the Ropeway is for access to the upper mountain only. The weather is looking good through until Sunday. Monday and Tuesday are forecast to bring quite a bit of rain.
Kitanomine Zone closed for the season.
Furano Zone open.
Skiing is limited to the upper mountain.
Trails to the base of the Furano Zone are now closed.
Furano Ropeway operating for access to upper mountain only.
Downhill 2 chair operating.
Furano Now 2014-2015 season |
Data as of Thursday 30th April 2015 Total snowfall at base 380cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 54 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 25cm (14th February) November 2014 snowfall 15cm reported on 1 day December 2014 snowfall 123cm reported on 17 days January 2015 snowfall 122cm reported on 17 days February 2015 snowfall 58cm reported on 8 days March 2015 snowfall 60cm reported on 9 days April 2015 snowfall 2cm 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.