Furano Now: Sunday 23rd February 2020
- Feb 23, 2020
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 359cm
Posted on Sunday 23rd February 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
There is a light to moderate breeze around the base area with stronger winds at elevation. The resort is saying all lifts will operate, however operation may be suspended depending on the wind. It is snowing lightly with 5cm of new snow, and the forecast is for continuous light snow through the day. It is a very warm morning and temperatures will creep up a little higher during the day to -1c. There is low cloud that is rolling down to about halfway and it looks like visibility may be limited on the upper half of the resort until that cloud lifts.
Operating lifts:
Kitanomine Gondola
Kitanomine Romance Chair
Kitanomine quad chair
Kitanomine Snow Escalator
Link lift
Furano Ropeway
Furano Downhill chair 1
Furano Downhill chair 2
Furano Downhill chair 3
Prince Romance chair
Furano Snow Escalator
Kitanomine Zone: Open
Furano Zone: Open
Furano Now 2019-2020 season |
Data as of Sunday 23rd February 2020 Total snowfall at base 359cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 47 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 70cm reported on 9 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.