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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




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