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3-day Backcountry Ski in Mt Yarigatake
Backcountry Ski in Mt Yarigatake with a certified mountain guide to enjoy backcountry skiing with fine powder snow for 3 days.
Description
Do you want to enjoy backcountry ski at one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains?
I will take you to Mt Yarigatake (3,180m) for your unforgettable ski experience of granular snow. Mt Yarigatake is located in the southern part of the Hida Mountains of Japan. It is the 5th highest mountain in Japan, and it has no lifts or ski resorts in the vicinity so this is a pure backcountry skiing trip and is also mountaineering as well.
As you know, Mt. Fuji is the most famous mountain in Japan and everybody wants to climb up at least once in the lifetime. Likewise, Mt. Yarigatake is the mountain that all mountaineers crave to peak-hunt. I believe that this tour will be great opportunity to spend the ideal spot for both mountaineers and skiers.
We need to hike up around 5-6 hours in a day, so please make sure that you have good fitness and energy for a long walk. This tour is for the experienced backcountry skier. If you are a beginner, I can offer the regular one day tour.
There might be a photographer joining the group. Even if a photographer doesn’t join the tour, I will be taking photos of the trip.
Technically, this trip is advanced. You need to be able to ski on steep slopes. The altitude difference during the first day is 200-300m and on the second day it’s 1,500m.
You need to be in good physical shape to be able to hike up for 5-6 hours in a day. The total walking distance will be 44km in the round trip. We will ski one third of the whole route.
In particular, you need to have good backcountry / ski touring experience with hike ups in skins / snowshoes.
Did you find this trip interesting? Then don’t hesitate to contact me! It will be a pleasure to guide you in this beautiful mountain.
Accommodation Day 1 - Yokoo Mountain Hut Day 2 - Yarigatake Mountain Hut (Kata-no-koya) Accommodation fee is about JPY9,000 per person / night. |
Disclaimer Basic Precautions a. Lift fee will be approximately JPY1,000-2,000 per person on site, when we will utilize it. And, please split the transportation cost among the participants, when you take taxi after descending the mountain. b. We need to prepare all kinds of unexpected events in a middle of vast wilderness. The guide will predict all risks within safety-first, and eliminate the danger as possible. However, it is still difficult to be perfectly secure. Please keep safety behavior as participants, and be aware of self-responsibility. c. Please make sure that you follow the guide’s instruction on site. And, please note that the guide has the authority to change routes, and to stop the tour. d. By any possibility, when an accident or medical crisis happens, I might ask you to help. Also, when the other group needs to be helped, we will take priority to rescue them first beyond continuing our tour. e. If there are damages or losses caused by accident or illness, it is referable to individual responsibility except the case which it occurred by the guide's deliberate serious fault. The guide does not have responsibilities to cover more than the emergency treatment within insurance. f. During our tour, I will keep the pace for the snowboarders, because they have less mobility than the skiers. g. Please do not participate to the tour if you do not feel well. h. At the meeting point, the participants can use facilities like bathroom, changing room, and you can park at our parking. However, please do not park before 7:00 a.m. for snow removal. Please note that if I am unavailable to guide you then another guide in my team will be able to guide you. Cancellation Policy: I ask for a payment of Cancellation Fees (CF) in case of last minute cancellations as per below: For cancellation between 30-60 days prior to the trip date – CF is 50% of Trip Price For cancellation between 7-30 days prior to the trip date – CF is70% of Trip Price For cancellation up to 7 days prior to the trip date – CF is 100% of Trip Price |
More info For groups of over 5 people I will bring a guide friend so we have 2 guides in a group. Equipment: ski gear (skis, splitboard, snowboard), skins, snowshoes, boots, crampons (with more than 10 points), sunglasses, goggles, gloves, ski clothing, avalanche safety gear (beacon, probe, shovel) You can rent: - Beacon, Backpack, Snowshoes JPY1,000/each - Probe, Shovel, Poles JPY500/each - Full set of the above: JPY3,500 *Poles are not for the skiers. You can purchase tour photos at the end, which costs JPY5,000 per person for all data and JPY700 if you only want one piece of photo data. |
Meeting point Will be announced after application to the tour. |
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Itinerary
Day 1: To Yokoo Mountain Hut
We will enter the mountain from Kamikochi and will end our day at Yokoo Mountain Hut.
Day 2: To Tarigatake Mountain Hut
Today, we will hike up to Yarigatake Mountain Hut (Kata-no-koya: located at the shoulder of Mt Yarigatake around 100m below the peak). And, If the conditions allow, we will ski down Hidazawa or Yarizawa.
Day 3: Glacier Park
We will go through Hyouga Kouen (Glacier Park) and return to Kamikochi. Our tour will finish around 3:00-5:00 p.m.
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Prices per person
Group of 1 | JPY 30928 each |
Group of 2 | JPY 20619 each |
Group of 3 | JPY 20619 each |
Group of 4 | JPY 20619 each |
Group of 5 | JPY 20619 each |
Group of 6 | JPY 20619 each |
Group of 7 | JPY 20619 each |
Group of 8 | JPY 20619 each |
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Price includes
• Guiding fee
• Personal Insurance
What people are saying about Japan Mountain Guides-
Heleen Hidskes
5.00
April 2018
Lee
October 2016
Jun is a responsible and reliable guide. He is also knowledgeable on the local flora and fauna and managed to show us quite a few interesting alpine flowers, birds and animals. He is kind and helpful and converses well in English. I will not hesitate to recommend him to any anyone needing an English speaking guide in Japan.
Arnaud
5.00
December 2015
Just back from Hakuba –Japan and I’m so pleased to confirm we got such a great experience with Iwao who has provided a service above all expectations. Indeed assisting a family confronted to a new environment requires a certain level of patience and attention and all the family appreciated his sense of responsibilities and seriousness which allowed us to really enjoy this region by experiencing touring, hicking and of course skiing in immaculate powder. Iwao was very discreet but always acted to ensure we could take the best of all Hakuba mountains could offer to us during these 5 days.This experience will for sure remain in all our minds for long and this will be mainly thanks to Iwao ! Best, Arnaud
Arthur
5.00
April 2015
We had a wonderfull ski touring trip with Iwao in Gunma. Iwao brought us in various beautifull landscapes to found very good spring snow. He is a very professional guide that can adapt to clients will and conditions! We had great time sharing our experiences about nature and mountains. The second day, we had a long tour with beautiful views on gunma\'s region and finissing along a river in an amazing forest. It was great fun to wait the last train in the midel of nowhere at sunset to come back to our village! Iwao has perfectly organised the trip bringing me to nice local onsen, restaurant and hôtel! Wonderfull trip to recommand!
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