Furano Now: Thursday 23rd February 2017
- Feb 23, 2017
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 504cm
Posted on Thursday 23rd February 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
The day started off with clouds rolling a little way down the resort from the tops, but creating flat light conditions down to base. The flat light lifted mid morning improving visibility. Despite seeming like a light breeze at base, the wind was fairly strong further up the mountain and this meant that the Kitanomine Gondola was not able to operate today. There was a couple of centimetres of accumulation of new snow overnight, and then another couple later on mid morning. The pistes are in very nice condition, and the off piste areas are a little more challenging with a firm layer under the fresh dusting.
Temperatures have certainly risen during the day and it was +3c in the village a short time ago with much melt evident on main roads. The wind is expected to increase tonight and be extremely strong tomorrow morning but the good news is there should be a decent amount of snow fall overnight. Let's hope that it doesn't all blow away!
Furano Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Thursday 23rd February 2017 Total snowfall at base 504cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 67 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (8th November) November 2016 snowfall 110cm reported on 19 days December 2016 snowfall 178cm reported on 20 days January 2017 snowfall 126cm reported on 15 day February 2017 snowfall 90cm reported on 13 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.