富良野スキー場オープン 新雪20cmパウダー 2025.11.29
By: Micchi-Channel · 2 Dec
Japan · Hokkaido
Furano Ski Resort
富良野スキー場
35 / 100 Powder Score
No Snow Weather Clear Official site Lift tickets (official) 2026/27 adult day ticket ¥9,000 regular season (5 Dec – 22 Mar) (checked 19 Oct)
The 2026/27 season is planned to open on 28 Nov (the resort’s announcement; it moves with the snow). The snowfall below is a model figure and does not mean the slopes are skiable.
This season is planned to run until 5 May (the resort’s announcement).
Base depth
3cm
Snow 48h
2cm
Next 72h
0cm
A weather-model figure, worked out the same way for every ski area, and lower than what actually falls. Use it to compare ski areas, not against the resort’s own totals. How we measure →
- Snow 24h
- 1 cm
- Next 24h
- 0 cm
- Temperature
- −7°C
- Max wind
- 13 km/h
- Elevation
- 235–1,064 m
This season so far (1 Nov to 9 Nov): 4 cm. The average for these dates is under 10 cm, so we do not give a percentage yet. The average is over twelve winters on the same weather model. Across Japan →
Updated: 10 Nov 2026, 12:15
7-day outlook
| Date | Weather | Snow (cm) | Low / high (°C) | Wind (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 10 Nov | Snow | 1 | −11 to −4 | 14 |
| Wed 11 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | −12 to 1 | 6 |
| Thu 12 Nov | Fog | 0 | −7 to 6 | 8 |
| Fri 13 Nov | Drizzle | 0 | −2 to 8 | 13 |
| Sat 14 Nov | Fog | 0 | −2 to 6 | 11 |
| Sun 15 Nov | Drizzle | 0 | −2 to 2 | 10 |
| Mon 16 Nov | Snow showers | 2 | −8 to 2 | 17 |
Score breakdown
Fresh (48h) 7/40
Forecast (24h) 0/25
Snow quality 20/20
Wind 8/10
Base 0/5
The five add up to the 100-point Powder Score: more fresh snow, more on the way and colder air all push it up. How we measure
The name Kitanomine comes from Kitanomine-goya, a mountain hut built on Mount Furano-Nishi in 1931. Alpine World Cup races came to Furano on and off from 1977 to 1995, and racers' signatures remain in the Shirakaba Hutte in the Kitanomine Zone. The ropeway serves the Furano Zone, where many runs cut through birch and larch. Sources: furanotourism.com, princehotels.co.jp (sources read 11 Oct 2026; reviewed by the editor)
Runs and lifts
Counted from the runs and lifts drawn on OpenStreetMap, within the boundary of the ski area. These are not the resort’s own published figures.
Marked runs
56
Run length
26km
Lifts
10
Vertical
829m
Top 1,064 m · base 235 m
Run map
EasyIntermediateAdvancedOther Lift
Slope shape, difficulty and lift types
The shape of the mountain
Longest run on the map1.8 km
Steepest pitch25°measured over at least 30 m
Average gradient of the runs11.4°
Which way the slopes face
North 12%
East 74%
South 12%
West 1%
86% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. Those slopes get the least sun, so the snow lasts longer.
By difficulty
Easy 32 · 13.7 km
Intermediate 21 · 10.7 km
Advanced 2 · 1.1 km
Other 1 · 0.1 km
Lift types
- Chairlift7
- Gondola1
- Cable car1
- Magic carpet1
See past trail maps on Skimap.org ↗
Source: OpenSkiMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0). How finely ski areas are drawn varies by region, so treat the counts as indicative. Vertical is the difference between the highest and lowest points of the mapped runs and lifts.
Live cameras
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Furano and Tokachi webcams & snow report — all 5 ski areas →
Videos
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How much snow it gets
Modelled from weather data the same way at all 3,069 ski areas we cover. These are not the resort’s own published figures.
Seasonal snowfall
220cm
per season
Worst of 12 winters
181cm
The middle winter of the 12: 207 cm. The best: 266 cm.
World rank
953
of 3,069 worldwide
Rank in country
237
of 397 in Japan
Elevation rank
214
Highest to lowest, of 397 in Japan. The centre point sits at 700 m, 66 m below the national median.
Quality rank
120
of 397 in Japan
Temp when snowing
−7.3°C
Japanese median: −3.6°C
Rain days
8%
Japanese median: 16%
Days over 5 cm
9%
Japanese median: 15%
Wind when snowing
16km/h
Average daily peak, 10 m above ground across a model grid cell; not the wind on ridges or lift tops
Dryness 66
Frequency 25
Freedom from rain 79
Calm when snowing (model grid) 99
The tick marks the median across every Japanese ski area we measure. All four bars run the same way — longer is better.
The quality score leaves out how much snow falls (it uses temperature, frequency, rain and wind).
Compared with what is nearby
Within 50 km in a straight line. Ski areas in the same weather-model cell (about 30 km across) get the same figure.
| Ski area | Distance | Seasonal snowfall | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minami Furano | 22.0 km | 225 cm | 913 |
| Katsurazawa Kokusetsu Ski Area | 34.0 km | 232 cm | 853 |
| Hoshino Resorts Tomamu | 34.0 km | 228 cm | 893 |
| Sahoro | 37.0 km | 194 cm | 1201 |
| Kamoidake Kokusai | 38.0 km | 201 cm | 1140 |
Compare side by side with Minami Furano and Katsurazawa Kokusetsu Ski Area →
When it falls, and how winters differ
Month by month
The most snow falls in December. March brings 77% of January’s snowfall. That is a gentler fall than the median for ski areas in Japan (52%). In amount, March brings 44 cm, about the same as the median of 46 cm.
69cmDec
57cmJan
49cmFeb
44cmMar
Winter by winter
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 220 cm, and 7 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2019/20 with 181 cm; the biggest was 2014/15 with 266 cm (1.5 times as much). For 63% of the 397 ski areas in Japan the leanest winter was 2015/16; here it was a different one.
266
205
195
255
185
181
239
204
238
204
209
253
14/1515/1616/1717/1818/1919/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2525/26
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
Hot springs nearby, as analysed
2 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 40 °C).
Show the sources
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH |
|---|---|---|---|
| 富良野富良野振興公社 | 3.6 km | 26.8℃ lukewarm | 7.5 mildly alkaline |
| 富良野安田海上火災 | 4.1 km | 40℃ warm | 8.3 mildly alkaline |
These are analyses of hot spring sources, not a list of baths you can visit. They date from 1910 to 2005, many from decades ago, so today’s temperature and chemistry may differ. Names are as recorded in Japanese. Temperature and pH bands follow Japan’s standard for analysing hot springs.
Source: processed from the hot spring analysis data in the Geothermal Information Database (GRES-DB), Geological Survey of Japan, AIST
Worth seeing nearby
Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
Show the list
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 朝日ヶ丘総合公園 | Park | 2.5 km |
| 鳥沼公園 | Park | 5.1 km |
| Farm Tomitaファーム富田 | Park | 11.9 km |
| Rokugō no Mori麓郷の森 | Leisure | 12.7 km |
| Furano-Ashibetsu Prefectural Natural Park富良野芦別道立自然公園 | Nature | 14 km |
| Sandan Falls三段滝 (北海道) | Nature | 19.2 km |
Chosen from the places most read about on Wikipedia, favouring those with an English article. Based on the Japanese Wikipedia lists of sights in each prefecture, as compiled in travel-log-data (CC BY-SA 4.0). English names from Wikidata (CC0). The content of this section is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Coordinates: 43.3167, 142.3833
Getting there
- By train
- Furano Station (JR): about 6 km by taxi (about 12 minutes)
- By car
- from Sapporo, leave the Do-O Expressway at Mikasa IC and take the Bibai–Furano road via Katsurazawa: about 2 hours, 114 km. From Asahikawa, about 1 hour 25 minutes via Route 237
Source: princehotels.co.jp · checked 7 Nov 2026. Shuttle days and times change with the season; check the official site before you go.
Going with children
- Kids’ area
- Yes (details in Japanese on the official site)
- Childcare
- Not checked
- Parking
- Yes (details in Japanese on the official site)
- Rental
- Yes (details in Japanese on the official site)
Checked on the official site (19 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
Places to stay nearbyPR
Contains advertising. Property names and Rakuten Travel’s booking pages are in Japanese.
71 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within about 3 km of this ski area. The table shows the nearest 12 with a listed price.
| Property (links to Rakuten Travel) | Lowest listed (per person, tax incl.) | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| コテージ・ログジャム | ¥8,500 | 4.89／5 40 reviews | 0.7 km | JR 富良野駅よりお車にて約8分 |
| Powder Chalet Furano | ¥5,940 | — | 1.4 km | 富良野駅より車で10分 |
| ふらのレンタルハウス | ¥6,000 | 5.00／5 8 reviews | 1.4 km | カーナビでお越し頂く場合はマップコード919524584までお越しください案内人がお車でご案内いたします |
| ペンション グスベリー | ¥8,500 | 5.00／5 12 reviews | 1.6 km | 富良野駅よりお車にて10分 |
| SNOW HOUSE LANKA | ¥7,425 | — | 2.2 km | 富良野駅より徒歩で23分 |
| 民宿むつかり(六雁) | ¥4,800 | 4.00／5 65 reviews | 2.4 km | 道央自動車道滝川IC、三笠IC。旭川空港(ラベンダー号バス)ー1時間。札幌(ふらの号)。苫小牧東フェリー~2.5時間。 |
| バリアフリーの宿 いつか富良野へ | ¥9,500 | 4.33／5 39 reviews | 2.4 km | 富良野駅よりタクシーにて約15分 |
| JR Mobile Inn Furano | ¥3,200 | — | 2.5 km | 富良野駅から車で約5分、徒歩約15分 |
| 新富良野プリンスホテル | ¥5,834 | 4.32／5 1529 reviews | 2.5 km | JR富良野駅タクシー10分/道央自動車道 三笠ICより車で約60分/旭川空港からホテルまで路線バスあり終点当ホテル |
| リゾートイン ノースカントリー | ¥7,400 | 4.22／5 383 reviews | 2.5 km | 旭川空港より車で1時間/道央自動車道『三笠IC』より1時間/根室本線『富良野駅』 |
| BREEZE2-203 ^ | ¥6,496 | — | 2.6 km | 富良野駅より徒歩で4分 |
| BREEZE2-103 ^ | ¥6,496 | — | 2.6 km | 富良野駅より徒歩で4分 |
Pick dates and guests to check rooms on Rakuten Travel
Prices are the lowest Rakuten Travel lists; a property name, or “Pick dates and guests” above, shows prices and rooms for your dates.
Contains advertising. Property names and Rakuten Travel’s booking pages are in Japanese. · Property data by Rakuten Travel (Supported by Rakuten Developers)
Places to stay on the map
31 places within 12 km of the slopes, as mapped on OpenStreetMap, many of them small inns and pensions. Many are not on booking sites — open the name for the website or the map.
Nearest: 3.2 km
Show the nearest places
Nearest first
- ペンションクレヨンハウス 3.2 km
- ペンションやんぐはうす 3.3 km
- くつろぎの宿 北誠荘 3.4 km
- ニュー富良野ホテル 3.4 km
- ペンションやまばと 3.4 km
- Furano Fresh Powder Apartments 3.5 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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