Hover a bar to see what goes into it. Scores sit on a bell curve. 6.5 is a normal good resort and 8 or more is unusual. Method.
Key facts
Altitude
235–1209 m
Vertical drop
974 m
Pistes advertised
28 km
Pistes mapped on OSM
31.4 km
Lifts (mapped near village)
9 · 44% gondola/4+ chair
Day pass
¥7,900
Passes
none
Avg snowfall (mid)
2.8 m / season
Nearest airport
AKJ · 60 min
Brochure vs map. Furano advertises 28 km. OpenStreetMap volunteers have mapped 31.4 km of piste centrelines.
The map shows more than they advertise. A modest brochure, for once.
Snow & weather updated 1 h ago
Fresh 24 h
3 cm
Fresh 72 h
8 cm
Next 7 days
7 cm
Snow depth top (model)
1 cm
Now at 1059 m
🌨️ 0°
Now at 235 m
4°
Gusts at top
60 km/h
Freezing level
1,190 m
8-day forecast (summit)
Today
☁️
3 cm
-6° / 3°
💨 65
Fri
🌫️
·
1° / 11°
💨 55
Sat
🌦️
·
-3° / 9°
💨 59
Sun
🌨️
5 cm
-9° / -4°
💨 97
Mon
☁️
·
-9° / 2°
💨 31
Tue
⛅
·
-7° / 0°
💨 47
Wed
🌨️
2 cm
-7° / -1°
💨 72
Thu
☁️
·
-7° / 2°
💨 37
Open-Meteo forecast downscaled to 1059 m (summit) and 235 m (base). Rain line ≈ freezing level minus 300 m.
The last three winters at 722 m
Avg snowfall / season
2.8 m
Powder days (15 cm+)
1
Snowy days
74
Avg temp at base
-1.9°
Average snowfall by month · best: Dec
Nov
28
Dec
76
Jan
58
Feb
50
Mar
47
Apr
16
By season: 2022/23: 2.9 m · 2 powder days2023/24: 2.7 m · 0 powder days2024/25: 2.7 m · 0 powder days
When to go
Month
Avg snowfall
Tuesday 11:00
Saturday 11:00
Dec
76 cm
~1.9 min
~2.6 min
SWEET SPOT
Jan
58 cm
~2.6 min
~3.2 min
Feb
50 cm
~2.6 min
~3.2 min
Mar
47 cm
~1.9 min
~2.3 min
Apr
16 cm
~1 min
~1.8 min
Snowfall from three past winters, waits from the queue model (average across lifts, mid-month, holidays included where they fall).
Lift queues
Closed until Nov 29. Here's a normal February Saturday at 10:00:
SIMULATION
Average wait ~3 min, worst 7 min.
Weekend: locals are out
Simulate:
🚡 富良野ロープウェー
Cable car · 101-seater · 2,295 m
7 minpredicted
🪑 プリンスロマンス
Chairlift · 2-seater · 594 m
3 minpredicted
🪑 連絡
Chairlift · 2-seater · 850 m
3 minpredicted
🪑 ダウンヒル第3ロマンス
Chairlift · 2-seater · 533 m
3 minpredicted
🪑 北の峰 第2ロマンス
Chairlift · 2-seater · 670 m
2 minpredicted
🪑 ダウンヒル第2ロマンス
Chairlift · 2-seater · 752 m
2 minpredicted
🪑 富良野ダウンヒル第1高速
Chairlift · 4-seater · 1,859 m · bubble
2 minpredicted
🪑 北の峰第一高速
Chairlift · 4-seater · 1,020 m
2 minpredicted
🚠 北の峰ゴンドラ
Gondola · 6-seater · 2,825 m
2 minpredicted
Typical week (February, since the resort is closed now)
9h
10h
11h
12h
13h
14h
15h
16h
Mon 15
Tue 16
Wed 17
Thu 18
Fri 19
Sat 20
Sun 21
Average predicted wait across lifts. ■ <2 min ■ 4-7 min ■ 11+ min. Hover a day to see why.
How we guess. The model starts from the resort's usual crowd level and adjusts for school holidays (French zones, UK half-term, Presidents' Day, Lunar New Year), weekends, time of day, lift capacity from OpenStreetMap, powder days and summit wind. When skiers on the hill tap a wait time, their reports replace the guess for 45 minutes and the lift shows LIVE.
Map
· Drag to tilt. Tap the map to drop a 📍 and the hotels re-sort by distance to it, handy for ski school or a friend's chalet.
Where to sleep 26 places mapped · 1 ski-in/ski-out
Ski access score: 9.5 means ski-in/ski-out (a piste within 70 m and a lift within 600 m). Each minute of walking to the nearest lift costs about half a point. Distances are straight lines on OpenStreetMap, so add about 30% for the walk.
Pistes
Easy (blue / green)
15.5 km · 49%
Intermediate (red / blue)
11.6 km · 37%
Advanced (black)
1.7 km · 5%
Expert
2.6 km · 8%
Longest named runs
ザイラー
2.5 km
スピース
2.4 km
林間
1.8 km
チャレンジ
1.7 km
連絡C
1.6 km
レッスン
1.3 km
ジュニア
1.2 km
トレーニングバーン
1.1 km
Après & food
Bars & pubs
2
Clubs
0
Restaurants
33
Mountain huts
0
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Nearest major airport: AKJ, about 60 min away by road. Directions · Flights
Furano Ski Resort , also known as Furano Ski Area, is a resort in Furano, Hokkaido, Japan, owned and operated by Prince Hotels. The resort has hosted events by the International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup. In recent years, it has hosted the mid-February Snowboarding World Cup. Growing interest from international winter sports enthusiasts, particularly from Australia, has led to an annual rise in tourist numbers. Wikipedia