Hotaka Scott 0 Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Having a bit of free time this evening, or perhaps too much, and a full box of wine, and the misses out of the house, I would like to share the following: Myoko/Hiuchi Backcountry March 5th-6th, '09 After riding a couple of lifts at Suginohara, we got started on the getting up.. After about and hour and a half of skinning up, we reached the rim of Myoko's "crater" at 2300m and took a short break.. Off in the distance, we spied our destination for the day (Mt. Hiuchi)... But first, a bit of descent.. Another brief break and back to the getting up.. We reached our accomodation for the evening at about 1pm and dropped off any unnecessary gear... To be continued..... Link to post Share on other sites
Hotaka Scott 0 Posted March 8, 2009 Author Share Posted March 8, 2009 And off to Mt Hiuchi.. Approaching the summit.. And the obligatory summit shot.. Then the gettin' down.. And back to our accomodations... In the evening we enjoyed the company of a few Black Russians, and a relaxing time was had by all.. To be continued.... Link to post Share on other sites
Hotaka Scott 0 Posted March 8, 2009 Author Share Posted March 8, 2009 The Black Russians had mysteriously disappeared by the morning and took with them the fine weather of the previous day... But such is life, and so we headed back.. Along the way we ran into the elusive raicho (barely visible below the tree).. And finally, 900m of descent in the infamous breakable crust - needless to say, it wasn't pretty.. Arriving at 1300m in a light rain.. O-wa-ri Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 That is a great photo log. Shows and tells the essence .. Raicho is definitely a bonus. Thank you Link to post Share on other sites
stemik 14 Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 raicho? You must have good eyes! good photo log1 Link to post Share on other sites
1 4 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Thanks for sharing. How was the snow up there? Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Was hoping to make it to Myoko this season but not looking likely now. Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Pow 52 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Excellent. Is the hut free or do you need to book it? Link to post Share on other sites
Myoko Guy 0 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Nice work Scott Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Nice. I want to head up that way. Link to post Share on other sites
Hotaka Scott 0 Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 Originally Posted By: MikePow Is the hut free or do you need to book it? During the winter months, the hut is unstaffed and there's no need to book it, but there is a 1000 yen fee which is done on the honor system. It's got a few futons, blankets and pillows for use so you can get away with bringing a light summer sleeping bag (or none at all if you're a warm sleeper). Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 what if some other dudes had gotten there before you? And there was no room left. Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Pow 52 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Cheers for the intel Link to post Share on other sites
Hotaka Scott 0 Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 ^^No worries. Originally Posted By: thursday what if some other dudes had gotten there before you? And there was no room left. In the hut tradition, it's just move over to make more room. At some of the bigger ones, during the busy summer season, it can be 2 or 3 people per futon - AND you're still paying about 9000 yen. Luckily in the winter, there's usually not another soul around for miles. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Quite a nice tour interesting to know about those huts. anymore links to huts like that would be appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 great TR, one of the best this year on here. even a bad day on the slopes beats a good day at work. glad youre out touring some! Link to post Share on other sites
Hotaka Scott 0 Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 ^^Thanks Originally Posted By: Fattwins Quite a nice tour interesting to know about those huts. anymore links to huts like that would be appreciated. Can't speak for all of Japan, but I know some of the huts around Yari/Hotaka have tokigoya (winter use huts) available, as do a few around Yatsugadake in southern Nagano. Haven't heard of any in the Tateyama area that can be used before the Alpine Route opens and am not sure about the Hakuba area. There are a handful around (that I know of) that are open year round - Nishihotaka Sanso, Enzanso, Akadake Kousen and 1 more below the summit of Akadake (Yatsugadake area). If you're looking at a map, the one in Myoko/Hiuchi from this trip is called Kotaniike Hutte . Aside from this one, we've used a couple of others this season - one is the Kita no Mata hinan goya , located (roughly) between Mt Yakushi (Toyama) and Mt Kurobegoro (Toyama/Gifu). The other is Jikkoku Koya , located near the summit of Jikkoko Yama on the flanks of Norikura Dake in Gifu. Couple of picts below. Kita no Mata hinan goya : Jikkoku Koya Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Thanks. There is one hut somewhere in Hakuba but I dont think it is more that 4 walls. Hakuba's peaks are too high and the wind just attacks the climber if they arent in protected areas. Obinata is a good place to get out the wind to accend and ski. Then you have Hiyodori but that is at 1800 to 2000 meters and it gets raped by winds on the wrong day. There are huts there but all are located near the tram so I dont see the benefit of using them. Tram is only 750yen or there abouts. Link to post Share on other sites
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