Furano Ski Resort
富良野スキー場43°19′ N 142°21′ EPrince Snow Resorts
Two linked zones above Furano give you 839 m of fall line in cold, dry inland snow, plus five patrol-managed exits into the forest.
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The Japan Meteorological Agency raised Tokachidake to level 3 on 12 September 2026, which restricts entry around the crater. Fukiage Onsen Hakugin-so and the Fukiage Roten-no-yu outdoor bath are closed, and Ryounkaku has asked guests who couldn't evacuate quickly to stay away for now. Check the JMA bulletin before you plan any tour on the Tokachi range.
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- Beginner15.5 km
- Intermediate11.5 km
- Advanced1.7 km
- Expert2.6 km
Furano sits in the middle of Hokkaido far from either coast, so the storms that make it this far have wrung out most of their moisture and the snow lands cold and light. Locals call it fuwa-fuwa yuki (fluffy snow), and it hardly compacts under your boots.
A 101-person ropeway hauls you up the Furano Zone from the New Furano Prince Hotel. Over on the town side, Kitanomine's six-seat gondola runs almost 3 km up from the old ski village, and the H1 run and a connector chair tie the two halves together near the top. Kitanomine closes in late March, and the ropeway side keeps running on spring snow into early May.
How it rides
- Powder
- 4 out of 5
- Trees
- 3 out of 5
- Steeps
- 3 out of 5
- Sidecountry
- 3 out of 5
- Park
- 2 out of 5
- Beginners
- 4 out of 5
- Family
- 4 out of 5
- Quiet
- 4 out of 5
- Value
- 3 out of 5
- Après
- 3 out of 5
The trail map labels every run with a letter and a number, so A3 and K2 are the names you'll know by lunch. A3 drops 1,770 m down the far side of the Furano Zone at up to 30 degrees and holds soft bumps long after the groomers have set up. K2 on Kitanomine is short, and its ungroomed moguls tip to 34 degrees. Patrol opens the Premium Zone next door only when the snowpack allows, and on those days its 830 m of ungroomed fall line is the best powder inside the ropes.
Furano kept its boundary shut for years before it began letting riders out through designated exits, and the rules have tightened again since. In fiscal 2024 the number of people who got into trouble in the forest beside the resort jumped from 3 to 23, and for 2025/26 the resort closed some exits and printed five access points on the map. Each time you head out you hand the resort's climbing-plan form to the nearest patrol hut, then unclip and walk through so nobody follows your track. Patrol can hold your ticket if you skip a step. A drone pad on the roof of the ropeway summit station now helps them find lost parties.
Night laps run until 18:00 on weekdays and 19:30 on weekends from mid-December. Furano town is about 7 km from the Furano Zone base and holds most of the restaurants, and a taxi between the two costs around ¥1,600. If you'd rather walk to dinner, stay in Kitanomine, where pensions and izakaya sit a few minutes from the gondola.
Fly the mountain in 3D立体地図
Every run at Furanoコース
| Avg | Faces | Map | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rinkan林間 | 1,808 m | 342 m | 17.2° | 10.7° | SE | ||
| SpiesNight | 1,431 m | 279 m | 21.6° | 11.9° | E | ||
| Lessonレッスン | 1,270 m | 200 m | 15.7° | 8.9° | NE | ||
| Junior GジュニアNight | 1,191 m | 188 m | 17.9° | 8.8° | E | ||
| Family GファミリーNight | 1,021 m | 178 m | 14.3° | 9.8° | E | ||
| Sailerザイラー | 751 m | 167 m | 18.3° | 12.5° | E | ||
| Wide Gウイド | 636 m | 152 m | 18.2° | 13.4° | E | ||
| Shirakaba白樺 | 700 m | 132 m | 18.4° | 10.7° | SE | ||
| Ropewayロープウェー | 722 m | 127 m | 18.4° | 10° | NE | ||
| Azeriaアゼリア | 1,030 m | 127 m | 15.8° | 7° | E | ||
| Kokabe小壁 | 486 m | 95 m | 17.6° | 10.7° | E | ||
| PrinceプリンスNight | 385 m | 78 m | 14.5° | 11.5° | E | ||
| Sailerザイラー | 1,780 m | 394 m | 20.7° | 12.5° | E | ||
| Link Run連絡C | 1,312 m | 307 m | 23.6° | 14.7° | NE | ||
| Spiesスピース | 1,086 m | 285 m | 20.4° | 14.7° | SE | ||
| Ladies Downhillレディースダウンヒル | 991 m | 280 m | 30.1° | 15.8° | E | ||
| Training Bトレーニングバーン | 1,080 m | 240 m | 21.3° | 12.5° | SE | ||
| Giantジャイアント | 701 m | 224 m | 26.3° | 17.4° | E | ||
| Technicalテクニカル | 606 m | 172 m | 22.7° | 15.9° | E | ||
| Dynamicダイナミシク | 487 m | 133 m | 24.9° | 15.3° | NE | ||
| TodomatsuとどまつNight | 656 m | 120 m | 17.1° | 10.3° | E | ||
| Kumageraくまげら | 547 m | 161 m | 22.8° | 16.4° | S | ||
| Furikozawaフリコ沢Trees | 321 m | 141 m | 31.2° | 23.6° | E | ||
| Panoramaパノラマ | 513 m | 137 m | 24.3° | 15° | E | ||
| Ura Kokabe裏小壁Trees | 320 m | 85 m | 19.7° | 14.8° | SE | ||
| ChallengeチャレンジTrees | 1,694 m | 442 m | 30.4° | 14.6° | SE | ||
| Premium ZoneプレミアムぞゾーンTrees | 870 m | 328 m | 31.7° | 20.7° | E |
Lengths, vertical, pitch and aspect are computed from OpenStreetMap run lines and 30 m elevation data. Steepest is the hardest 60 m pitch. Treat them as a guide and trust the signs on the hill.
More named runs from the trail map
A3A3コース1,770 m
This long black runs down the far side of the ropeway and averages 15 degrees with pitches to 30. Patrol leaves stretches of it ungroomed, so it holds soft snow for hours after a storm.
Good for bumps, storm-morning laps
A4A4コース500 m
This ungroomed 29-degree steep drops off the upper Furano Zone. Ride it early before the moguls form.
Good for ungroomed steeps, short powder hits
E1E1コース430 m
Starts at the 1,074 m top of the resort off the Downhill No. 3 lift and averages 18 degrees. Part of it is left ungroomed.
Good for summit views, partly ungroomed snow
E2E2コース620 m
It carries a blue rating and tips to 31 degrees at its steepest. Good for a fast warm-up from the top lift.
Good for carving, steep blue pitch
A2A2コース1,750 m
This 1,750 m groomer comes off the ropeway with a 22-degree maximum. It gives intermediates a top-to-bottom run without surprises.
Good for long cruising, first runs of the day
B1B1コース1,410 m
This long green runs under the Downhill No. 1 quad. New riders can link turns for 1.4 km here without leaving the lower mountain.
Good for progressing beginners, families
H1H1コース1,500 m
It's the only run linking the Furano Zone to Kitanomine. Take the H connector chair to come back the other way.
Good for crossing between zones
K1K1コース1,320 m
This is the main run off the Kitanomine Gondola, and it steepens to 29 degrees on the upper half. Strong riders use it for fast laps between powder runs.
Good for fast groomers, gondola laps
K2K2コース280 m
This ungroomed bowl of bumps averages 27 degrees and hits 34. It's short, and your legs will still feel it.
Good for moguls, steepest pitch on the hill
K3K3コース340 m
This short black off the upper Kitanomine Zone averages 23 degrees. Pair it with K2 for a run of steep pitches.
Good for short steeps, powder after storms
G3G3コース660 m
This blue averages 18 degrees and keeps an ungroomed section. Snowboarders like it for the soft snow along its sides.
Good for ungroomed edges, snowboarders
F1F1コース1,900 m
The resort's longest run winds 1.9 km through the trees at a gentle 10-degree average. It gives beginners a long, easy way down the lower Kitanomine Zone.
Good for longest run, forest cruising
Peaks, gates and named areas
Know the zones before you goエリア
Furano Zone富良野ZONE
zone
This is the ropeway side above the New Furano Prince Hotel, and it holds 14 numbered runs and the resort's 1,074 m high point. It opens first in late November and stays open until early May.
Good for long fall-line groomers, A3 bumps, spring riding
Kitanomine Zone北の峰ZONE
zone
The Kitanomine Gondola serves this town side of the mountain from the old ski village. Its 13 runs include the steep K courses and the resort's longest run, and it operates from late December to late March.
Good for gondola laps, short steeps, night riding
Premium Zoneプレミアムゾーン
zoneExpert
You reach this 830 m ungroomed powder pitch off the Kitanomine Gondola, and it averages 23 degrees with a 34-degree maximum. Patrol opens it only when snowfall and stability allow, and the course page listed it closed in October 2026 after a crack opened in the slope.
Good for storm-day powder, ungroomed steeps
Furano Ropeway富良野ロープウェー
lift
This 101-person tram climbs 2,330 m from the Furano Zone base. It runs from 08:30, and the A runs start at its top station.
Good for fast vertical, A2 and A3 access
Kitanomine Gondola北の峰ゴンドラ
lift
This six-seat gondola runs 2,958 m to the 943 m top of the Kitanomine Zone. There are no beginner runs from its top station.
Good for Premium Zone access, K course laps
Access Points 1–5スキー場管理区域外アクセスポイント
gateExpert
The 2025/26 map prints five designated exits at the top of both zones and on the ridge between them. Beyond them there are no lifts and no patrol, and you need a climbing-plan form filed with patrol every time.
Good for sidecountry trees, guided days
Furano Waveふらのウェーブ
parkBeginner
Two rolling lanes of whoops and dips run down the lower slopes. They suit young riders learning to absorb terrain.
Good for kids, first jumps
Beyond the ropes · gates
Five designated access points lead out of the ski area, and every outing needs the resort's own climbing-plan form handed to the nearest patrol hut first. The resort closed some exits for 2025/26 after the count of people needing help in the forest beside it jumped from 3 to 23 in fiscal 2024.
- Leave the ski area only through access points 1–5 shown on the trail map
- Hand the designated climbing-plan form (tozan-todoke) to the nearest patrol hut before every exit
- Take your skis or board off and walk through the access point so you leave no track for others to follow
- Check your backcountry kit before you go; patrol recommends a phone or radio and a device that shows your latitude and longitude
- Search and rescue outside the ski area is billed in full to the person rescued
- Patrol can hold the lift ticket of anyone breaking these rules
- Ski patrol direct line: 090-3391-3340; ski area office: 0167-22-1119
Check the daily avalanche report before you leave the resort. Carry a beacon, shovel and probe and know how to use them.
Worth knowing before you go
Fill in a fresh climbing-plan form for every outing and drop it at the patrol hut nearest the access point you plan to use.
Ride A3 first on a storm morning; the far side of the Furano Zone keeps soft bumps well into the afternoon.
The Kitanomine Gondola has no beginner way down from the top, so new riders should start on the Furano side.
Kitanomine shuts in late March, and spring riding after that happens off the Furano Ropeway until early May.
Kids of elementary age and younger ride free, though they still need a ticket from the counter.
Book First Tracks by 17:00 a week ahead; the session meets at the ropeway base at 6:00 and drops in at 6:30.
A Seibu Prince Global Rewards membership takes ¥1,400 off a regular-season day ticket.
10 mapped lifts
The liftsリフト
Getting thereアクセス
From New Chitose Airport
- Drive
- About 2 hr by expressway (tolls under ¥2,000)
- Bus
- Seasonal Hokkaido Resort Liner coach from New Chitose Airport
- Train
- JR via Sapporo and Takikawa to Furano
From Sapporo
- Train
- JR limited express to Takikawa, then the Nemuro Line to Furano
Asahikawa Airport is about an hour away by bus or rental car. Parking at the Furano Zone base is free, with a separate lot for hotel guests. A taxi between the resort and Furano town costs about ¥1,600.
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Quick answers about Furano Ski Resortよくある質問
How big is Furano?
Furano has 28 runs and 11 lifts over 839 m of vertical, from 235 m at the base to 1,074 m at the top. OpenStreetMap maps 31.4 km of piste there.
How steep is Furano?
The steepest mapped pitch at Furano is about 31.7° over 60 m. We measure it from OpenStreetMap's run lines and the elevation model. Its advanced and expert runs add up to 4.3 km of the mapped total.
Can you ride off-piste at Furano?
At Furano: Five designated access points lead out of the ski area, and every outing needs the resort's own climbing-plan form handed to the nearest patrol hut first. The resort closed some exits for 2025/26 after the count of people needing help in the forest beside it jumped from 3 to 23 in fiscal 2024.
How much is a lift ticket at Furano?
An adult day ticket at Furano costs ¥8,000 in the 2025/26 main season and ¥6,500 early or late in the season. Ikon holders ride here too.
Does Furano have night riding?
Yes. Furano runs night lifts 16:00–18:00 weekdays; 16:00–19:30 weekends, holidays and 28 December–5 January. Night runs open on the Furano Zone from mid-December and on Kitanomine from late December, through 21 March in 2025/26. Night ticket ¥2,900 weekdays and ¥3,600 weekends and holidays.
How do you get to Furano from New Chitose Airport?
Furano is about 2 hr by expressway (tolls under ¥2,000) by car from New Chitose Airport. By bus: Seasonal Hokkaido Resort Liner coach from New Chitose Airport.
When is the season at Furano?
Furano usually opens late November for the Furano Zone (29 November in 2025); late December for the Kitanomine Zone and closes early May for the Furano Zone (6 May in 2026); late March for the Kitanomine Zone (22 March in 2026). The deepest, most reliable snow comes january to mid-February.