Furano
Hokkaido · Japan
Furano is a ski resort in Hokkaido, Japan. It averages around 900 cm of snow a season on a Sea-effect, colder/drier than coastal Hokkaido snowpack. The season typically runs Nov-May.
Known for very cold, very dry powder and a relaxed, less-Westernised scene
10-day forecast
4 cm total · best window Thursday, Oct 22 (1d, 3cm)
⚠ Freezing-level warning: on the marked days the freezing level sits well above the 230 m base — expect rain low down even while it snows at summit.
Each bar is a day's fresh snowfall; the pill is that day's powder score (fresh snow × cold-dry quality × wind-hold). Peak day: Thursday, Oct 22 — Lean (11). Forecast refreshed every 6 hours from Open-Meteo; last built Oct 12.
Mountain profile
- Summit
- 1,210 m
- Base
- 230 m
- Vertical
- 980 m
- Terrain
- Kitanomine + Furano zones
- Avg annual snow
- 900 cm
- Typical season
- Nov-May
- Snow climate
- Sea-effect, colder/drier than coastal Hokkaido
- Type
- Lift-served + registered backcountry gates
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