What other travelers are saying about Furano Ski Area
Visited Furano in early March, one of the best days riding in my life. Great value lift tickets, lunch, snacks and overall experience. Parking is very easy, never waited in a lift line and was able to find fresh snow in the trees.
Nice runs here. The snow is good but where in Japan isn’t. Not so busy like other areas in Japan. Kids under 13 are lift chair free. Oh this side is 200% better than Kitanominecho based on the mountain for green runs!
I got scammed. The website has false information, saying that the cable car was free, but when we asked the staff, they said that you needed to pay ¥3000 for a ride back. The staff also told us that since we rented the equipment for 5 hours and my lesson was 2 hours, I can still use the equipment and practice near to the carpark for 3 hours after my lesson finished. But then another staff told me that they are closing soon, then I told them that another staff told me that I can practice for 3 more hours but they just said that staff gave you wrong information, so how am I supposed to know that? Anyways, if you want to get scammed and pay more than what you are getting then feel free to come, but if you don't then I recommend to go to other ski resorts.
This is a great ski resort as it is not too busy like Niseko. The signage for the ski runs are very well presented. For beginners like us, we have no issues with the direction of the skin runs. We have been to other ski resorts where we couldn’t even spot which is the green run (beginner) or blue run due to bad signage. The staff here was also very friendly and helpful.
However the only thing we complaint is that the slopes here are little bit uneven so it will be hard for beginners to practice.
Best powder in Hokkaido, just slightly small unless also taking Kitanomine into account, also has better lunch at 11th floor if you feel like to have one, can get really crowded during peak season, long waiting line at the gondola, try taking the lift at bottom to mid might be faster.
