Furano Now: Wednesday 30th November 2016
- Nov 30, 2016
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 11cm
Snowfall at base this season 110cm
Posted on Wednesday 30th November 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
Today is one of those days that seems perfect in every way. The resort is surrounded by blue sky with just the odd cloud sitting in the sea of blue. There is no significant wind and the sun is out in full strength. The cream on the pudding of course is the 11cm of new snow that has been received since yesterday's report was written. The slopes are in superb condition and there will be plenty of the new powder to have a play in today.
Tomorrow we will have warm temperatures into positive territory and that will bring with it rain at least at village level. Heavy snow is forecast from Thursday evening into Friday so hopefully that will eventuate and it may allow the resort to open the slopes back to the resort base.
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 Wednesday 30th November 2016 Total snowfall at base 110cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 19 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (8th November) November 2016 snowfall 110cm reported on 19 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.