富良野スキー場, Furano ski resort, ふらのスキー場 ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

富良野スキー場, Furano ski resort, ふらのスキー場 is a ski area in Furano, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Its 56 mapped downhill runs add up to 26 km, which ranks it #8 of 516 ski areas in Japan and gives it 1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 455 m long.

Slopes at 富良野スキー場, Furano ski resort, ふらのスキー場

About 54% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 42% intermediate and 4% advanced or expert, which makes 富良野スキー場, Furano ski resort, ふらのスキー場 a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 10 lifts: 7 chairlifts, 1 gondola, 1 cable car, 1 magic carpet. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 235 m up to 1,064 m, a vertical drop of 829 m.

Getting to 富良野スキー場, Furano ski resort, ふらのスキー場

The nearest airport is Asahikawa Airport (AKJ), about 39 km away in a straight line — roughly 50 minutes by car; Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD) is 81 km away. Nearby ski areas include 中富良野北星スキー場, Nakafurano Hokusei Ski Area, 上富良野町日の出スキー場, Kamifuranocho Hinode Ski Area (0.2 km), 国設南ふらのスキー場, Minami Furano (2.9 km) and 美瑛スキー場, Biei Ski Area (0.5 km), which together add 9 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.