Furano Now: Tuesday 7th March 2017
- Mar 7, 2017
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 15, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 582cm
Posted on Tuesday 7th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
March is turning out to be good for snow with a further 5cm of fresh to report. It has been snowing all morning, although it has eased off to snow flurries in the village at the moment. It is an overcast day but still quite bright with strong sunlight breaking through. Wind around the base is light, but is gusting to moderate at times. The outlook for tomorrow is much the same as today with light snow and light winds, but there should be more direct sun with broken cloud conditions.
FURANO ZONE
Furano Ropeway 8:30am-15:50pm.
Furano Downhill Romance 2 chairlift 8:45am-15:50pm.
Furano Downhill Romance 3 chairlift 9:00am-15:50pm.
Prince Romance chairlift 8:30am-16:30pm.
Downhill Swift Lift 1 9:00am-19:30pm
KITANOMINE ZONE
Kitanomine Gondola 9:00am-15:50pm.
Kitanomine Swift Lift 1 8:30am-19:30pm.
Kitanomine Romance Lift 2 8:45am-15:50pm.
Link Lift 9:00am-16:00pm
Furano Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Tuesday 7th March 2017 Total snowfall at base 582cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 74 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 36cm reported on 4 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.