Central Hokkaido's iconic resort — drier, lighter powder than coastal Niseko, Olympic-grade grooming, and a real Japanese onsen town at the base.
Live conditions
Off-seasonThe mountain is resting.
Next season
Opens late November
Current temp 10°C, wind 14 km/h. We’ll resume the daily report once snowfall picks up.
Forecast data via Open-Meteo. Refreshes hourly. Always verify with the resort before driving up.
Why Furano Ski Resort
Central Hokkaido's iconic resort — drier, lighter powder than coastal Niseko, Olympic-grade grooming, and a real Japanese onsen town at the base.
Furano Ski Resort is a ski resort in Hokkaido, with 28 marked runs and 820m of vertical. It averages around 7m+ of snowfall a season, over terrain that suits intermediates. Expect deep powder and well-groomed pistes.
Terrain in detail
BalancedMixed terrain — solid intermediate base with sharper lines for advanced skiers. Difficulty, powder character, and the stats that matter on the mountain itself.
Hardcore index
56
Mixed terrain — solid intermediate base with sharper lines for advanced skiers.
From terrain split, run profile, vertical drop, expert features.
Powder profile
Coldest, driest snow on the planet.
Driest, lightest snow on earth — bottomless and silent.
7
m+
per season
Frequent deep days through midwinter
Expert runs
10 of 28
Estimated from advanced terrain split.
Vertical drop
820m
Solid sustained pitch.
Steepest pitch
34°
Stiff black-run pitch.
Backcountry gates
None
In-bounds skiing only.
Tree skiing
Limited
Mostly groomed terrain.
Moguls
Few
Mostly cord and powder.
Best for
Terrain
Getting there
From airport
Approximately 75 minutes from Asahikawa Airport; 2
Train / bus
Direct JR train from Sapporo or Asahikawa; no transfer needed Approximately 75 m
Direct JR train from Sapporo or Asahikawa; no transfer needed Approximately 75 minutes from Asahikawa Airport; 2.5 hours from New Chitose
Photo: Altenmarkt-Zauchensee / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
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