Kitanomine Gondolas on the Move November 11 2010, 2:56pm via blog.freshpowder.com

After a particularly cold morning with the snowline moving down to about 300 meters overnight, we are definitely thinking about the upcoming ski season. It’s hard to believe there are only 9 days until the scheduled opening here at Furano. I happened to glance up from my desk at the right moment and noticed that the Kitanomine Gondolas are on the move. Perhaps they are moving equipment to the top station or doing maintenance (or maybe they’re just enjoying the first snowball fight of the season.) We may  never know… unless someone from the Furano Prince Resort might happen to be reading.