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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Niseko
8 Days
Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec
Fit
Intermediate
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!
Do you want to live an equally amazing splitboarding adventure but in a different part of the world? Check out this 6-day splitboarding trip in Kviar, Hornstrandir Nature Reserve in my native Iceland.
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
Accommodation Koikawa guesthouse, Asari Onsen, and other wonderful lodges. |
More info Minimum group size: 5 people. Equipment: waterproof jacket, waterproof pants, down or fiber jacket, backpack (25-35L) with ski attachments, socks, base layer, fleece mid layer, ski pants, gloves, hat, neck gaitor, buff and or face mask, water container and thermos, personal medications and blister kit, ski goggles, sunglasses, sun and lip cream, camera, ski touring or telemark boots, skis with touring or telemark bindings or splitboard, ski poles, skins, shovel, probe, avalanche transceiver, winter boots, swimsuits, towel for onsen. |
Meeting point Chitose Airport |
I'm Iceland's first and only IFMGA internationally certified mountain guide. I'm a member of the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides ACMG with whom I finished my certification. I have climbed and skied extensively all over the world, and I lived and worked in both the European Alps and the mountains of Western Canada.
I have brought this wealth of diverse experiences to Iceland and the Arctic North where I have to my name over a hundred first ascents and descents in Iceland and Greenland.
My love of the mountains grew from an early age working as a shepherd on my grandparent's farm on the Troll Peninsula in Northern Iceland. Or maybe it had something to do with my name, which in English would translate directly to Glacier Mountain man.
If you want to discover this beautiful country, please get in touch with me and let's leave together for incredible adventure!
Teodora Jugrin
5.00
Nov 19, 2021
I had a very good experience booking the hike through Explore-Share. Communication with the team was prompt and clear and the booking process was seamless. The trip itself was also just perfect. Uroš was a fantastic guide, highly skilled and talented. The hike felt safe at all times, even on more exposed routes, thanks to him. He was always up to date on the weather forecast and planned the days around it, checked the conditions on the route ahead of me, if needed, discussed and adapted the routes to my level and always made sure I was safe and comfortable. I highly recommend him, as well as Explore-Share.
SG
5.00
Oct 25, 2021
Explore Share is a really usefull website that has a great overview of reviewed guides for a (in our case) hiking/climbing trip. During the booking I got assigned an assistent for Explore Share that helped solve questions that I might have. Great customer service, and I will come back again.
Dan Laufer
5.00
Oct 17, 2021
Explore-share was easy to use and the staff and guide w ere very responsive. The trip descriptions were accurate and the pricing reasonable. I would definitely recommend the site for people looking to do guided hiking.
Mac
5.00
Oct 13, 2021
Excellent!! Great guide and service. I had a very good experience. Id do it again.
Amanda Gardner
4.00
Sep 14, 2021
Guide was very experienced and very patient with us. We learned a lot and he tried to fit in all the knowledge he could in one day, super awesome. A little tough going back and forth to get the trip set up hard to tell if the site is sketchy until you see reviews but all worked out. Ended up with an awesome day with an awesome guide. Overall pretty satisfied and thankful!
Meret Schädler
5.00
Sep 14, 2021
The whole experience was great! The customer service of explore-share was really good. I always got an answer very quick. I would absolutely recommend to use explore-share if you are looking for a great guide in a foreign country. 5 stars!
john mcevoy
4.00
Sep 10, 2021
What a trip, fantastic guide who picked me up and dropped me off. Would use again.
Catherine Derroitte
5.00
Aug 25, 2021
It's the 2nd time we have been booking with Explore-Share. The booking was super easy and both Explore-Share and the guide were fast in their responses. We did rafting as a family with 3 kids for the first time in Slovenia. The guide (José) was super nice. He was doing everything he could to make everyone at ease with rafting (he gave clear explanations), have a great team spirit (we were joined by 2 other girls) and have a good time. We had lots of fun and the nature there is so beautiful. Thank you Explore-share and Soca splash for the great afternoon! I would recommend this activity to anyone without a doubt. My kids immediately told me they want to do rafting again soon !"
Aditya Kumar Jha
5.00
Aug 2, 2021
Best platform for mountain sports services. Easy to use, great personalised service and support.
Ibolya Kovacs
5.00
Jul 5, 2021
I am very pleased to have booked with this group. All of my mails have been answered in no-time, I felt really safe on the rock and the atmosfere of the whole group helped a lot not to mind about stressing. Will be back for more!
Group of 5 | ISK 453609 Each |
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Group of 7 | ISK 453609 Each |
Group of 8 | ISK 453609 Each |
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