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.
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.
Went in the second Saturday in March. It was really quiet despite the conditions which were really brilliant.
We got a full day ticket and spent a full 5 hours on the resort without going to the same place twice. You can go a little off-piste pretty safely and there are signs about if you want to go all the way off how to do it safely.
There are some good restaurants at the bottom that are pretty cheap. Unfortunately the one at the top of the ropeway has had a fire and is shut down for now.
The only down side was the flat area going from the Furano area to Kitanomine area and the white people who decided to stand in front of the exit from the lifts to have a chat.
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!
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.
