Japan Ski Touring Road Trip

ADVANCED SKI TOURING + SPLITBOARDING ADVENTURE

Imagine road-tripping through Japan’s legendary powder zones, journeying from the remote northern Hakkoda Mountains of the Aomori Prefecture to the Iwate Prefecture. This backcountry ski touring focused road trip is designed for experienced skiers and splitboarders seeking the road less travelled, big days days of smashing pow and an unforgettable geographical progression through northern Honshu’s finest mountain ranges.

An ACMG-certified ski guide will guide you on this 11-day adventure. You will skin through the ghost trees of Hakkoda, explore the volcanic alpine terrain of Mt. Iwate, shred pow through the epic forests of Mt. Akita-Komagatake. This trip is all about untracked snow, exploration and discovery.

After demanding days on the skin track, evenings are spent—soaking in traditional, mineral-rich onsen hot springs and enjoying regional Japanese dinners that change with every prefecture you cross.

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Japan Ski Touring Road Trip

Price Details

Dates: Jan 12–22

Day 1 – Aomori

You'll take the bullet train (Shinkansen) from Tokoyo directly to Aomori Station; where your guide will meet you at the Aomori train station.  From there, we will head to a traditional Japanese ryokan outside of Aomori. 

Days 2–6– Aomori Ski Touring

We'll divide this part of the trip in two. The first part will be spent skiing around Aomori and Mt Iwaki. For the second part, we'll shift east and base out of a hot spring hotel at the base of MT Oda. Doing so will afford us easy access to some classic Hakkoda Pow with steep trees, bigger terrain and lots of backcountry options.

Days 7–10 – Iwate

We'll head south towards our next stop Hachimantail, where we'll base out of another hot spring hotel.

There's tons of terrain to explore here. Mt. Iwate is the biggest peak in the region, but there are lots of other options too. For the the second half of our last leg we'll head south and west to an even quieter zone, Mt. Akita-Komagatake, where we'll base out of yet another hot spring hotel. Mt. Akita-Komagatake has some incredible terrain and a deep snowpack.

Day 11 – Wrap-up

We’ll shuttle out to Tazawako Station in the morning (around 9:00 am).

Included

• 10 nights accommodation
• Breakfast + dinner most days
• All transport during the trip (from Aomori to Tazawako)

Not Included

• Flights
• Lift tickets
• Getting to the start (Amori) and home from the end (Morioka)
• Lunches + drinks
• Personal expenses
• Trip/evacuation insurance

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