beowulf 1 Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 For those of you living in Hokkaido are there any good/decent ski resorts in Northern Hokkaido? When I say north I mean north of Asahikawa. The reason for asking is that I might be moving to the north of Hokkaido (do not know where exactly), so I am curious to know my snowboarding options. Link to post Share on other sites
blu 3 Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Pippu, Kita taisetsu Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Pow 52 Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Kurodake, Asahidake Link to post Share on other sites
iiyamadude 6 Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 North of Asahikawa? Doesn't it get, er, low when you get further north? Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Pow 52 Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Rishiri for way out there backcountry. Also plenty of mountains in the Shiretoko Peninsula. Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 Originally Posted By: MikePow Rishiri for way out there backcountry. Also plenty of mountains in the Shiretoko Peninsula. Thanks to everybody responding so far, I really appreciate it. It looks like the job is actually near Shiretokoã€so if anybody knows of any ski resorts near there I would appreciate it. I have found one so far. It is not looking good. Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan 178 Posted December 2, 2009 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted December 2, 2009 Have you looked here beowulf http://www.snowjapan.com/e/maps/japan-map-and-satellite-photos/hokkaido/index.html Hope that might help Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 one more for the "now reports". Beowulf, do it, or your skin will dry. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Rishiri: http://telekichigai.com/rishiri1.htm Awesome. Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 Originally Posted By: SJForums Have you looked here beowulf http://www.snowjapan.com/e/maps/japan-map-and-satellite-photos/hokkaido/index.html Hope that might help Thank you so much for that! I had no idea Snow Japan had such a tool. Thank you! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 wakkanai komodori Max elevation 55 Min elevation 0 Haha, quality!! Link to post Share on other sites
WallyD 0 Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 If you're planning to come to Hokkaido for the snow, then Shiretoko is probably not the place you want to be. Shiretoko is right up in the top east, not the north. Snowfall in eastern Hokkaido is completely different to the west. You generally get much less of it and it is usually icy rather than powdery. On the plus side, the resorts in that part of Hokkaido will generally have very few people, so on some days you can have the place all to yourself. Tsubetsu is not huge, but it's probably the closest resort to Shiretoko that would have some reasonable snow. Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 And if you're going by on a weekday, call ahead to make sure they're actually open. Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 Originally Posted By: WallyD If you're planning to come to Hokkaido for the snow, then Shiretoko is probably not the place you want to be. Shiretoko is right up in the top east, not the north. Snowfall in eastern Hokkaido is completely different to the west. You generally get much less of it and it is usually icy rather than powdery. On the plus side, the resorts in that part of Hokkaido will generally have very few people, so on some days you can have the place all to yourself. Tsubetsu is not huge, but it's probably the closest resort to Shiretoko that would have some reasonable snow. I am not going specifically for the snow, but for work, so I was curious to know if there were many ski resorts in that part of Japan. There are not too many, but if I get the job I should be able to have a bit of fun. I live in the Yamagata and the snow is not that special here compared to Western Hokkaido. Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 It sure is often good up at Zao. Link to post Share on other sites
WallyD 0 Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Originally Posted By: beowulf I am not going specifically for the snow, but for work, so I was curious to know if there were many ski resorts in that part of Japan. There are not too many, but if I get the job I should be able to have a bit of fun. I live in the Yamagata and the snow is not that special here compared to Western Hokkaido. Winter in that area is pretty miserable, but it's a great place to be in summer. Great for hiking, mountain climbing, golf, camping etc. There's also a great hot spring waterfall there called Kamuiwakka. You have to hike up the warm waterfalls to get to the rock pool at the top. Lot's of people go there in summer. Link to post Share on other sites
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