Furano is the centre of Hokkaido and it is this location that ensures amazingly light snow, great weather conditions, beautiful scenery and perfect farming conditions and some weird and wonderful festivals.

The weather patterns ensure long warm days in summer and cool days throughout spring and autumn and brings around 8 to 9 metres of light snow fall on Furano each ski season.

Long blue sky days where you can see the smoke from the volcano spiralling upwards across town are a feature of the skiing here.

Anyone from families to beginner and high intermediate skiers tend to love the ski area, its long groomed runs and the fantastic views.

Furano's location results in very little wind most days. This has enabled the area to become popular for hot air ballooning with flight days being an incredible 80% during February and March and most mornings and afternoons throughout the summer months.