Follow Jökull, an IFMGA certified guide, into this winter paradise. Enjoy the best splitboarding across Hokkaido, learn about the local culture and get the best powder snow!
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8 Days
Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec
Fit
Intermediate
* Explore the Yotei-San volcano, Niseko, Sapporo Kokusai and Furano-dake
* Get the best powder snow surrounded by the most breathtaking sceneries
* Stay in traditional guest houses and enjoy the local cuisine and culture
Hokkaido is a known for its breathtaking sceneries. It’s also famous because it is covered with deep and fresh powder snow. Due to its unique climate, Hokkaido remains cold most of the year. Thus producing high quality snow, perfect for a splitboarding adventure!
Moreover, while splitboarding across Hokkaido, we’ll get to experience the famous hospitality of the people that inhabit these lands. Hence, we’ll get to learn about the local culture.
During our trip, we’ll get to splitboard up the flanks of Yotei-San, a stunning cone-shaped volcano. We’ll also enjoy the most thrilling descents in Niseko and Sapporo Kokusai.
Another one of the highlights of our adventure will be splitboarding across Furano-dake, one of the most famous skiing and snowboarding spots in the whole country!
Then, we will also enjoy one of nature’s most amazing treats: soaking in natural hot springs. We’ll get the chance to warm up and relax in different bath houses.
What’s more, at the end of each day we’ll get to reflect on all our adventures while getting a well deserved rest. And, the guest houses we’ll stay in will offer a great taste of japanese culture. We’ll try exquisite local cuisine, wear and admire items such as the Yukata robes and typical slippers, paper walls and futon beds.
So if you are looking for a trip that offers the perfect combination between rich tradition, local culture and the best splitboarding spots, this program is for you! Search no more and send me a request. I promise it will be a unforgettable experience!
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After you arrive, you will take a 3-4 hour transfer to the Koikawa Ryokan guesthouse in Niseko, where you will spend the night.
For the first day of splitboarding, you will have the chance to explore the off-piste snowboarding opportunities near the Niseko resort area. You will spend the night again at the Koikawa Ryoko guesthouse.
On this day, you will enjoy a splitboarding tour up the flanks of the Yotei-San volcano. You will spend the night for the third and final time at the Koikawa Ryokan guesthouse.
You will get to enjoy off-piste splitboarding with the help of lifts in what is often called Hokkaido’s deepest snow. You will spend the night at the Asari Onsen.
During the road trip to Furano-dake, we will stop at the Kamui Links ski area, where you will get to enjoy some skiing. Once we arrive at Furano-dake, you will spend the night in a wonderful lodge with access to hot springs.
You will get to enjoy splitboarding in Furano-dake, which is one of Japan’s most famous spots for splitboarding.
For the last day of splitboarding, you will have some time left to enjoy the marvellous snow of Furano-dake before we make our way back to Sapporo, where you will enjoy a fantastic local feast.
After you wake up, you will get a transfer to the Chitose airport, where you will catch your flight back to Japan’s main island before heading home
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