Furano Now: Wednesday 4th January 2017
- Jan 4, 2017
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 291cm
Posted on Wednesday 4th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
Although we haven't have any significant amounts of fresh snow for a few days the course conditions are great for this time of year. Looking up at the Kitanomine side of the mountain yesterday, it certainly looked pretty quiet, signifying that many of the domestic visitors that were here for the New Year period have departed.
Last evening we had a brief snow event that didn't last long, but blanketed the upper village with a nice dusting of snow. These dustings at village level may not seem significant, but they will be a few centimetres on the resort itself and help keep the snow conditions fresh.
Right now it is high overcast with no sun breaking through, but some sunlight may come through later in the morning. Visibility is very good, and all lifts and courses are expected to be operating.
FURANO ZONE
Furano Ropeway 8:30am-15:20pm.
Furano Downhill Romance 2 chairlift 8:40am-15:20pm.
Furano Downhill Romance 3 chairlift 9:00am-15:20pm.
Prince Romance chairlift 8:30am-16:30pm.
Downhill Swift Lift 1 9:00am-19:30pm
KITANOMINE ZONE
Kitanomine Gondola 9:00am-15:20pm
Kitanomine Swift Lift 1 8:30am-19:30pm.
Kitanomine Romance Lift 2 8:45am-15:20pm.
Link Lift 9:00am-15:30pm
Furano Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Wednesday 4th January 2017 Total snowfall at base 291cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 42 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 3cm reported on 3 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.