Furano Ski Resort Guide
Furano (in Japan) is located in the centre of the top island of Hokkaido. It's geographical inland location means it is blessed with excessive quantities of some of the lightest and driest powder snow you may ever experience. The ski area is well developed and has hosted 10 FIS World Cup Ski events and 2 FIS World Cup Snowboard events. Furano has plenty to offer to all levels from beginners to advanced. It has a large vertical drop of 964m. The mountain is beautifully groomed each day, but certain areas are left untouched after fresh snowfalls to provide excellent powder skiing. A wide range of accommodation from backpackers upwards is located close to the pistes. New Furano Prince Hotel and Furano Prince Hotel offer on field ski-in ski-out accommodation. Furano Ski Area is located right next to Furano town, which has a population of 25,000 locals. Furano town is packed full of bars and restaurants offering genuine Japanese food and a cultural experience to go with it. Furano Tourism organises regular cultural nights and events throughout the peak winter season. International guests are well catered for with a dedicated English speaking snow school, a 100 page definitive tourist guide printed in English, and a free Ski Host service where you get a free tour of the mountain and make friends with a local.
Resorts close to Furano include:
Minami Furano (26 km),
Shirogane Ski Highland Parkhill Valley (26 km),
Kamisunagawadake Kokusai (30 km),
Alpha Resort Tomamu (36 km),
Sahoro Resort (42 km),
Furano Chalets, Ski Hotels & Lodging
Select Furano Location Map Detail:
(Also see our detailed Weather Map around Furano, which will give you visual overview of current and future snow conditions)
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Trails (Pistes): 23 |
Halfpipes: 0 |
| Summit: 1209 m |
Toplift: m |
| Beg: 40% Int: 40% Adv: 20% |
Terrain Parks: 1 |
| Vertical Drop: 964 m |
X-Country: 6 km |
| Lifts: 11 (inc 1 tram, 8 chair lifts) |
Snowmaking: 10% |
| Gondolas / Cable Cars: 2 |
Slopeside accommodation: Y |
| Restaurants: 4 |
Acres of ski: 470 |
| Bars: 1 |
Nearest Airport: Asahikawa Airport |
| Nearest Train: Furano |
Tourist Info Phone:: furano-scott@princehotels.co.jp,
Furano Tourist Office Website |
Visitor Reviews of Furano
jon from Australia writes:
Skied here Jan 2010 and found the pistes so boring! Steepish, great quality snow, wide and uncrowded. YAWN! Venturing off-piste was pretty awesome though and seemed to be easy enough to do without the patrol being too worried. There were sections that needed to be avoided due to avalanche risk and some twits decided to ski there. This prompted the patrol to get active and ruined our safe explorations. Losers! Heard these twits boasting in our lodge later and it turned out it was the last day of their trip so they took some risks. Bad idea. Could have died and made ruining our safe day seem trivial. Found a couple of nice bars in the town proper but it's pretty sleepy. Good spot to stay and do day trips to surrounding resorts like Kamui Ski Links (off-piste encouraged), Asahidake (take a guide) and Tomamu (off-piste encouraged after signing a waiver).
2011-11-08 |
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- Season opens: 21 Nov 2011
- Season closes: 6 May 2012
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Information supplied 24 Sep 2010
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