Furano Now: Friday 27th January 2017
- Jan 27, 2017
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 361cm
Posted on Friday 27th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
***Kitanomine Gondola closed***
***Furano Downhill Romance 3 chair closed***
When I awoke this morning there was no sign of any snowfall happening, however in the last hour the forecasted snow has arrived and so far has accumulated to 2cm. A lot more is snow is expected from this afternoon and will continue through Saturday.
The winds have also arrived and at base. They are moderate already and very strong further up the resort. The resort has advised the Kitanomine Gondola and Furano Downhill Romance #3 chair (that's the double at the top of the Furano Zone) will not operate due to wind. However there is still plenty of great terrain that can be skied off the operating lifts.
Temperatures were -4c at the base of the resort earlier this morning, but at base it is now 0c. Rain is forecast at village level from this afternoon due to the warm temperatures, so I really hope they are wrong on that one and we do get snow. However above base level it will definitely be snow that falls. The winds should ease by Sunday morning.
FURANO ZONE
Furano Ropeway 8:30am-15:40pm.
Furano Downhill Romance 2 chairlift 8:45am-15:40pm.
Furano Downhill Romance 3 chairlift CLOSED
Prince Romance chairlift 8:30am-16:30pm.
Downhill Swift Lift 1 9:00am-19:30pm
KITANOMINE ZONE
Kitanomine Gondola CLOSED
Kitanomine Swift Lift 1 8:30am-19:30pm.
Kitanomine Romance Lift 2 8:45am-15:40pm.
Link Lift 9:00am-15:50pm
Furano Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Friday 27th January 2017 Total snowfall at base 361cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 52 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 73cm 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.