Furano Now: Saturday 18th April 2020
- Apr 18, 2020
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 415cm
Posted on Saturday 18th April 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
It is a sunny spring morning with a cool moderate breeze at base. On mountain the wind will be strong at the top of the resort. The temperature will spike to a very warm +15c today. The skiing is still open from the top of the ropeway until base.
Although the mountain was planning to open until May 6, the resort has decided that the last day of the operation for this season will be 21 April 2020 due to measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Operating lifts:
Furano Ropeway
Furano Downhill chair 1 CLOSED
Furano Downhill chair 2
Furano Downhill chair CLOSED
Prince Romance chair CLOSED
Furano Snow Escalator CLOSED
Kitanomine Zone: CLOSED FOR SEASON
Furano Zone: Open
Furano Now 2019-2020 season |
Data as of Saturday 18th April 2020 Total snowfall at base 415cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 61 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (19th November) November 2019 snowfall 84cm reported on 7 days December 2019 snowfall 91cm reported on 15 days January 2020 snowfall 114cm reported on 16 days February 2020 snowfall 98cm reported on 13 days March 2020 snowfall 20cm reported on 8 days April 2020 snowfall 8cm 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.