The 56th Teiitsu Festival/Hakuba Mountain Range Opening Festival (Safety Prayer Festival), a historic mountain event marking the opening of the Hakuba Mountain Range in the Northern Alps, will be held on Saturday, May 28, 2022
In addition to this festival, trekking tours with local guides and tours traversing the Hakuba Sanzan mountains are also held at the same time, but the most notable of these is the "Hakuba Mountain Tour (for advanced hikers)."
"Ski Tour of Mt. Hakuba (for advanced skiers)"
The tour is a two-day, one-night mountain ski tour for advanced skiers, where you can ski around Mt. Shirouma, the symbol of Hakuba, with a local professional guide. You can enjoy a spectacular run around Mt. Shirouma and Mt. Asahi and the large snowfields. A local guide who knows the Hakuba mountains inside and out will take you to the best backcountry fields over the two days. *Limited to skiers
Date and time: May 28th (Sat) - 29th (Sun), 2022. 2-day, 1-night tour. Registration: 6:00 AM.
<Day 1> Depart Sarukura at 6:30 AM - Oyukikei - Negidaira - Arrive at Hakuba Sanso and take a 1.2-hour short tour in the surrounding area. Stay at Hakuba Sanso (1 night, 2 meals).
<Day 2> Depart Hakuba Sanso at 8:00 AM - Tour around Mt. Hakuba, then descend Oyukikei (skiing). Arrive Sarukura around 3:00 PM and disband.
Participation fee: 36,000 yen (includes accommodation, two meals, guide fee, commemorative pin badge, and consumption tax)
Number of participants: Maximum 10 people (minimum 5 people)
Participation conditions: Yes
This course is for advanced skiers, so only those who meet the following conditions can participate
1) Those who have participated in backcountry tours at least multiple times. 2
) Advanced skiers who can ski on steep slopes of around 35 degrees and crusty slopes.
3) Those who have mountain insurance that covers backcountry skiing (crampons, ice axes, etc.).
4) Each person must bring their own beacon, crampons (10 or more), ice axes, and harnesses.
*Those over 70 years old or high school students or younger cannot participate
Application deadline: Friday, May 20, 2022 *Applications will close once capacity is reached.
*There is no dedicated bus for this tour, so you will need to travel to Sarukura Parking Lot by car
◆ Information and applications on the official website: https://www.vill.hakuba.nagano.jp/event/3244/#ancPoint