Furano Now: Friday 24th March 2017
- Mar 24, 2017
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 15, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 616cm
Posted on Friday 24th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
It is a lovely morning with mostly cloudy skies, but plenty of sunshine managing to get through. Temperatures right now are fairly chilly, but will certainly warm up during the day. There has been a very light dusting of fresh snow.
FURANO ZONE
Furano Ropeway 8:30am-16:00pm.
Furano Downhill Romance 2 chairlift 8:45am-16:00pm.
Furano Downhill Romance 3 chairlift 9:00am-16:00pm.
Prince Romance chairlift 8:30am-19:30pm.
Downhill Swift Lift 1 9:00am-16:00pm
KITANOMINE ZONE
Kitanomine Gondola 9:00am-16:00pm.
Kitanomine Swift Lift 1 8:30am-19:30pm.
Kitanomine Romance Lift 2 8:45am-16:00pm.
Link Lift 9:00am-16:00pm
Furano Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Friday 24th March 2017 Total snowfall at base 616cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 82 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 132cm reported on 16 days March 2017 snowfall 70cm reported on 12 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.