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  2. Daisetsuzan Backcountry Week

Japan Guided Backcountry - Daisetsuzan Backcountry Week

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Daisetsuzan Backcountry Week

After considering various locations across Japan, we chose to base our operation in Furano and the Daisetsuzan National Park for its exceptional backcountry skiing. This area offers access to Hokkaido’s highest mountains and volcanoes, along with exclusive snowmobile-accessed tree skiing and some of the lightest powder in Japan.

the skiing in the Daisetsuzan National Park
Daisetsuzan powder

What makes this trip special

Location

This is the center of backcountry skiing in Hokkaido. There is great tree skiing during the storms and the only proper alpine terrain in Hokkaido, when it does clear.

Ski in the shadow of billowing volcanic smoke

Skiing a live volcano and seeing the caldera and volcanic steam up close is one way to experience the earth's natural power.

Stay in the mountains

There aren't many locations in Japan where you can stay in the heart of the backcountry terrain. Finish the day watching the snow fall from the hotel outdoor spring.

Ski secluded backcountry terrain

Hokkaido's powder is famous, and you will be accessing exclusive terrain via snowmobile on a few days.

Sample Program

Transfer to the township of Furano, known as the 'Belly-button of Hokkaido.' Check in and meet your guide who will fill you in on the snow conditions and weather forecast for the week ahead.

We will venture into our backcountry terrain with a snowmobile tow-in across the approach. The zone gives us good sustained fall-line skiing and always delivers excellent powder skiing.

You will traverse a series of mountains which we call the Powder Highway. You will then transfer into the southern end of the Daisetsuzan National Park. These are the highest mountains and volcanoes in Hokkaido.

Ascend through a primeval spruce forest. From here there are three ridge-lines with superb skiing on either side. Retire to the outdoor hot spring at the end of the day.

Traverse to the 'Three Step' mountain and ski the good lines along the route. The circuit has magnificent views of the volcano. On a clear day, the volcano's billowing smoke rises high in to the sky.

Ski the live volcano of Mt Tokachi. Peer in to the crater before skiing one of the gully runs feeding from the summit. Finish the day in a spring in the middle of a magical primeval forest.

The last day you will ski the highest mountain in our snowmobile backcountry terrain. We celebrate the last night at a local traditional restaurant.

Farewell and airport transfer.

Recommended level for this trip

FITNESS

You are capable of ascending 1,000 vertical meters.

EXPERIENCE

You have at least 15 days of backcountry experience.

ABILITY

You are comfortable skiing powder (often deep) through trees.


Skiing the live volcano of Mt Tokachidake

Watch a segment of skiing in at the southern end of the Daisetsuzan National Park in the shadow of the volcanoe's billowing smoke


Backcountry skiing with snowmobiles

Watch a segment of skiing with the assistance of snowmobiles across the approach into the backcountry terrain


Skiing the southern end of Daisetsuzan

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PROGRAM DETAILS

  • DURATION

    8 DAYS / 7 NIGHTS

  • TYPE

    BACKCOUNTRY

    • STARTING IN

      FURANO

      • FINISHING IN

        FURANO


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+81 985 401 097

Hokkaido Powder Guides
2-14 Kitanomine-Cho

Furano, Hokkaido

076-0034

 

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