Hokkaido splitboarding tours with lift assistance

Join Yasuko, a JMGA guide, for 1 or several days of splitboarding in Hokkaido. Enjoy great descents and take advantage of lift assistance. Make your winter holidays unforgettable!

Daisetsuzan

1 Day

Jan - Mar

Intermediate

Description

If you are looking for adventurous winter holidays in Hokkaido, Japan, this trip is the perfect excuse! Specially designed for splitboarding lovers willing to take full advantage of their time, this trip offers a spectacular terrain to splitboard on, and lift assistance.

During the trip you won’t hike much. Instead, you will be able to use the lifting services in order to climb up the mountains and then enjoy great descents. This is a unique opportunity to get to know exciting slopes in one of the most famous Japanese winter destinations.

The trip can be arranged depending on your schedule: it is available on a 1 day basis or up to 7 days. In this opportunity, you will use gondola and lifts at ski resorts and perform splitboarding on powder snow on untracked terrains.

Remember that avalanche safety gears will be needed: shovel, beacon and probe. In case you don’t have these, you may rent them in our store.

Join me in this splitboarding tour in Hokkaido. Request to book this trip and enjoy Japan’s powder snow! I’ll be glad to guide you through different routes.

If you also love hiking, I offer this same trip without lift assistance. You may want to check out this other program:

Price includes

Guiding fee

Meeting point

Itinerary

Day 1: 1 Day Tour

We shall decide our meeting point / time in advance accordingly to your arrangements. We will then travel to the ski resort to start our tour. After our tour, we can enjoy local Onsens (hot spring) to relax our tired muscles! I can drop you off at a place of your choice (within reason) at the end of the day.

Day 2 to 7: More than 1 Day tour

If you would like to spend more days, we can arrange a multi day tour. I can pick you up at the airport if you want, or at your hotels. Tour can be extended up to to 7 days and I will drop you off anywhere you want at the end of tour.

* If you are interested in this great ski experience, please get in touch with me.

Details

More info

In case of bad weather / conditions (including road conditions), the trip itinerary may be altered and/or date change can be discussed. Riding on the guide’s car is considered as ride sharing and thus will only covered under normal car insurance. The guide’s responsibility and liability is only applicable from the departure from the start of the approach path until our return to the same point. All participants must have individual insurance which specifically covers backcountry splitboarding. For any injuries in the mountains, the guide will not be liable and will need to be paid by your own means

About the guide

Yasuko

4.6

(31)

Mountain Guide

JMGA Mountain Guide
I was born in Kitami city in east Hokkaido. I grew up loving outdoor sports, skiing, and mountain climbing. I now lives in Sapporo and I have been a guide for the last 15 years.
I have accumulated vast experience in mountaineering in both Japan and abroad. I have served on the Canadian Ski Patrol and I have a wealth of experience skiing, rock climbing, and mountain climbing all over the world including Europe, North America, and Nepal.
I pride myself on my skill and experience rock climbing during the summer and backcountry skiing in the winter months. I have climbed Mt. McKinley in the U.S., Mt. Manaslu and Mt. Ama-Dablam, in Nepal, The Matterhorn, Mont Blanc, Chamonix, in Europe and Insubong in Korea.
Please contact me if you want to experience Japan walking, climbing or skiing! I will be very happy to guide you here.

Languages

Japanese | English

Certificates

JMGA

What people are saying about Yasuko

Samantha

Walter

Yasuko provided a great skiing and learning experience. Being from Hokkaido, she was knowledgeable about the terrain and kept me safe. I am looking forward to skiing with her again.

Sage

Yasuko was an amazing guide and made our backcountry trip on Mt. Yotei absolutely incredible! She was fantastic—super friendly, knowledgeable, and made sure we had an amazing experience. The powder was some of the best we’ve ever skied, and she led us to incredible lines while keeping everything safe and fun. Couldn’t have asked for a better day!

Richard

Heiko

Wonderful day. Perfectly organized by our great guide. Thanks.