boothy 0 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 Hi, A mate and me are planning a trip in Feb to Hokkaido. We plan to spend a week at Niseko and we are looking for another hill to snowboard for the next week. We are after the usual, powder, trees and a place with a fair bit of vertical to it. I have been looking in a few different places and well any infomation that you can give us its appreciated Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 well for starters if you are looking for vertical and you are going to Hokkaido, you are gonna be severely disappointed. Hokkaido is synonymous with "flat" Do a search on Hokkaido and plenty of info should come up mate Link to post Share on other sites
window-cleaner 0 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 Have you set your sights on Niseko & Hokkaido? Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 buy a car in places like that a car is always best. Link to post Share on other sites
marnix 0 Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 maybe he is looking for long runs in vertical and not so much steep. But even then there must be better options around in Japan. Link to post Share on other sites
chop 0 Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Hey Boothy, A 2 week trip is always a hard one. To really ski some good terrain in Hokkaido you have to hit the road. Ski niseko for a a week, then get out of there,good move.Dont completely write of Niseko totally,as i said in another topic post there is a crew doing backcountry access by snowmobile making the Niseko area huge!.Anyway make sure you get your international drivers licence and hire a car and buy a map and hit the road, there is a lot of good terrain out there, be kind and respect the locals and you will feel the real Japan! I have heard that this season there will be dude in Niseko that hires rigs for this sought of thing. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 > there is a crew doing backcountry access by snowmobile making the Niseko area huge! dont think they'll start takin peeps out on sleds either though...I wouldnt. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 no they wont and it would be hard to rent one and just go there. Link to post Share on other sites
chop 0 Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 apparently these guys with the snowmobiles are doing guided backcountry tours,you ride one of there sleds with a guide showing you the way, dont really know the full details though! Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 if you find a link put it up then. havent heard of it before i know one place that will do this near madarao. Link to post Share on other sites
chop 0 Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 I will look into it! Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 These guys up there do snowmobiling http://www.snowjapan.com/e/services/scott-adventure-sports.html Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 yeah thats not snowmobile sking Link to post Share on other sites
chop 0 Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 I found the info , but i think they only do backcountry snowmobiling, not backcountry skiing? niseko snowmobile adventures. I wonder? Link to post Share on other sites
kaiser soce 0 Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by chop: I found the info , but i think they only do backcountry snowmobiling, not backcountry skiing? niseko snowmobile adventures. I wonder? I emailed them already to ask them exactly that! Link to post Share on other sites
chop 0 Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 hey halfmachine, how did you go? did you get in touch with them? Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Good question. Niseko then where? If bussing, like I'd be doing, I'd try to get to Furano after Niseko. Link to post Share on other sites
boothy 0 Posted July 20, 2006 Author Share Posted July 20, 2006 Thanks for the replys, Just have another question. whats the go with furano's patrol?? Are they Nazis or what??? just concerned as i really don't want to travel all the way to japan and then get chased by those idiots for having fun in the trees. I really don't want to ride the groomed crap all the time, as i can do that anywhere. I have heard some stories from people and they say they are like the SS. Whats the real story. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 dunno about Furano ....yet. You can certainly do the trees in Niseko. The only time they nazi is when there is avalanche danger. Only once did I see a boarder get a shout in the face by the patrol and that was during an avalanche warning. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 Not controlled or patrolled, so the patrol will at times try to catch you if they catch on to you. Anything thats in the trees can slide so i would kit up if that is what you plan to do for the whole trip. I watched a friend get taking out and have to hang onto a tree last year. Link to post Share on other sites
chop 0 Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 i did get some info on the Niseko snowmobile crew, turns out they DO NOT give access to the backcountry, huge safety issues, there core thing is snowmobile tours! so dont give away your snow shoes. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 Rusutsu has snowmobiles. Not sure how they use them though. And Niseko Higashiyama has them too. Again, not sure what you can do with them aside from towing huge inflated bananas. Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Are snowmobiles seriously a fun alternative to snowboarding or skiing? Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 a bike with those ice spikes would be better Link to post Share on other sites
kkk 7 Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 The one time I had a go (a friends friend in Nagano) it was fun. Very different from being on some planks though of course. Link to post Share on other sites
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