Please Note:
We are now closed for season 2023/24.
Thanks you to everyone who used our service.
We will be open for bookings for winter 2024/25 on the 1st of August 2024.
Season 23/24 News
John Morrell deep in the Tokachi Mountains
New Backcountry Ski Options.
Adding to our comprehensive range of powder skis, we now have a fleet of K2 Waybacks, Line Vision and Nordica Enforcer Unlimited backcountry powder skis. All personally selected for their suitability to Hokkaido’s on and off piste powder conditions. We have also added Fritschi Tecton & Vipec Evo to our range of Tech bindings.
New Scott Cosmos Tour Boots.
We have a fleet of new boots to compliment our ever popular Black Diamond range of tech compatible alpine touring boots. This gives us the best range of alpine touring boots available for rent in Hokkaido.
New Split Boards.
We have the biggest range of rental split boards in Hokkaido and we have added 6 new boards to our range for the coming season. This includes Split Pig and K2 Marauder. We have also added the K2 Farout bindings to our range to complement our Spark split board bindings.
Alpine Backcountry Lodge Accommodation Option.
Arriving Chitose Late? Our rental is based in our lodge in Tomamu, an easy 90 minute drive up the freeway. We are minutes from the Tomamu exit. Why not stay the night, relax by the log fire, have a bath and be set up, refreshed and ready to go the next morning. 10% discount on both rental and accommodation rates apply if doing rental pick up with us. Dependent upon availability.
John Morrell
Tour guide and Owner - August 2023
Backcountry Rental Options
Alpine Touring • Split Boards • Telemark (75mm and NTN) • Nordic
We have the broadest range of backcountry rental gear available in central Hokkaido. Our Alpine Touring binding options include Premium (Tyrolia Ambition or Marker F12 Frame) and Tech levels (G3 ION, Marker King Pin and Fritschi Tecton and eve). We also have a large range of Tech compatible boots for Alpine Touring, with sizes to 32 Mondo. For Telemark we have a range of Garmont and Black Diamond 75mm boots. View our rental rates below for 2023-24 or visit our guiding site for tour options.
Rental Accessories Include: • skins • avalanche beacons • air bag float backpacks • backpacks to suit both skis and snowboards • 2 and 3 piece adjustable poles • probes • shovels • ski crampons • snow shoes with heel risers. Click here for more details.
In the Tomamu Backcountry behind Alpine Backcountry Lodge
Backcountry Ski Japan
We also offer a comprehensive winter guiding service in Hokkaido including day and multi day tours. Join us to explore the best powder skiing in central Hokkaido. You can choose from the wilderness of Tomamu based in our comfy lodge or our range of fully inclusive tours that take you all over central Hokkaido, including Furano, Tokachi Mts, Asahi Dake, Kamui, Kiatmi Pass, Pippu and Sounkyo. Click here to visit our Backcountry ski Japan site.
