Furano Now: Sunday 31st March 2013
- Mar 31, 2013
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 10cm
Snowfall at base this season 732cm
Weather overview Mostly sunny
Wind
Calm
Temperature -
Visibility Good
Posted at 8:04am on Sunday 31st March 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
Just after the lifts closed for the evening yesterday, the heavens opened up and just dumped about 10-15cm of the finest fresh powder we've seen in two weeks. Light, dry and infinitely skiable, all that snow is out there on the slopes today for your skiing enjoyment! Those that make it out in time for the first runs of the day will be treated to a lovely blanket of snow.
Last night was cloudy and unseasonably cold, with lows bottoming out at -11 down in the village. The clouds have cleared out now, and a beautiful blue sky is in store for all who make it outside this morning. As we head into April, this may very well be the last time we see temperatures in the minus double digits. For now, the cold temperatures and snowfall over the last few days have done an excellent job of preserving the ski slopes this late into the season. The bottom of the mountain gets a little spring-like during the day, but the upper half of the mountain is still remarkably pristine for this late into the season.
All this winter weather may not last for too much longer, as Spring moves in to takes its hold. For those of you thinking about getting in a few more winter-like runs, today is your day!
Furano Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as Sunday 31th March 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 732cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 88 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (11th March) 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 219cm 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.