Furano, Japan

Interested in ski holidays to Furano? Here you will e.g. find information on ski slopes, weather conditions and maps. In case you feel like going to Furano from Europe you need to go by air as Furano is on another continent. The skiing season in Furano usually starts in end November to start May.

It is currently open for skiing in Furano and the current snow depth on the slopes is 125 centimeters. 46% of slopes are currently open for skiing, and 77% of the lifts are operating.

Furano has pistes totaling 32 kilometer, of which 15 kilometer are blue easy pistes, 13 kilometer red and slightly more challenging slopes, and 4 kilometer black and more difficult pistes. Here you'll find 9 lifts, with a total capacity of 12400 passengers/hour. The highest point in the ski system is at 1074 meter, which gives a vertical drop of 829 meter. Here you can also find some really long pistes, the longest one is 5.5 kilometers.

If skiing is more important than après-ski or resting, you can continue skiing even after the dark has settled as there is access to night skiing in Furano. Other alternatives to skiing or snowboarding on the slopes are to try the fun park and halfpipe facilities in Furano.

In case some of you feel like doing some Nordic skiing, Furano holds 60 kilometers of prepared tracks for doing that.

If you want to fly to Furano

For those of you who want to fly to Furano the nearest airport is New Chitose Airport, Sapporo. The distance from this airport to Furano is 81 kilometers.

Other ski resorts nearby Furano

Other ski resorts near Furano are, for example, Tomamu which is 37 kilometers away, Sahoro which is 43 kilometers away and Asahidake which is at 52 kilometers distance from Furano.