Furano Now: Friday 7th December 2012
- Dec 7, 2012
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 12cm
Snowfall at base this season 94cm
Weather overview Snowing
Wind
Light
Temperature -
Visibility
Good
Posted at 9:15am on Friday 7th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
Yesterday's windy weather also brought with it 12cm of new snow which has put the slopes back into good condition for this time of year. There is some great skiing out on the mountain today and if you are up there earlyish you should also get some nice pockets of untouched powder. It is snowing lightly at the moment and the weekend looks good with more snow on the forecast through Saturday and Sunday.
Lift operations:
Furano Ropeway 8:30-15:00
Downhill Romance 2
Open courses:
Sailer Course (open)
Spies Course (upper half only)
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Data as of Friday 7th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 94cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 13 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 18cm (22nd November) November 2012 snowfall 69cm reported on 10 days December 2012 snowfall 25cm reported on 3 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.