Furano Now: Saturday 4th January 2014
- Jan 4, 2014
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 7cm
Snowfall at base this season 227cm
Posted on Saturday 4th January 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
It is snowing heavily this morning and there is 7cm accumulation in the village.
The snow looks like it has settled in so there should be a continuous top up to the slopes all throughout today.
Visibility is fair to good, with some low light areas at times.
The snow should have stopped by tomorrow morning and the forecast is for a mixture of sun and broken cloud.
Operating lifts:
Kitanomine Gondola 9:00am-3:00pm
Kitanomine high speed quad 8:30am-20:00pm
Kitanomine 2 chair 8:45am-3:20pm
Link Lift 9:00am-15:20pm
Furano Ropeway 8:30am-3:20pm
Furano Downhill Swift Lift 1 9:00-8:00pm
Downhill Romance 2 chair 8:45am-3:20pm
Downhill Romance 3 chair 9:00am-3:20pm
Prince Romance 8:30am - 4:00pm
Furano Now 2013-2014 season |
Data as of Saturday 4th January 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 227cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 19 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (14th and 16th December) November 2013 snowfall 30cm reported on 2 days December 2013 snowfall 155cm reported on 13 days January 2014 snowfall 42cm reported on 4 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.