Furano Now: Thursday 5th March 2020
- Mar 5, 2020
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 395cm
Posted on Thursday 5th March 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
There are strong winds around the village and light snow is traveling in a sideways direction. There is 3cm of new snow on the ground. Visibility looks very poor due to valley fog and the wind whipping up snow. Furano Ropeway and Kitanomine Gondola are closed. Other lifts are scheduled to operate but will be subject to the wind conditions. Overall it does not look like a good day.
Operating lifts:
Kitanomine Gondola CLOSED
Kitanomine Romance Chair
Kitanomine quad chair
Kitanomine Snow Escalator
Link lift
Furano Ropeway CLOSED
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 Thursday 5th March 2020 Total snowfall at base 395cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 54 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 98cm reported on 13 days March 2020 snowfall 8cm 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.