A safe tour with KinouN skills and physical fitness levels to keep skiers entertained
KinTouN is a backcountry freeriding guide specializing in snow mountain skiing based in Chigasaki City.
Produce extraordinary experiences through nature play and adventure. We provide guiding services from Hokkaido to various parts of Honshu at the request of our customers. There are many planned tours that are divided according to experience and skills, and there are also overseas tours. Individuals are also welcome to participate in public tours. They also offer lessons for those who want to improve their skills.
Custom-made guides and private guides will respond to individual requests such as "I want to go to this mountain" and "I want to charter a backcountry with my friends". I just love to slide! KinTouN is the one that will entertain the skier to the fullest.
'23-24 season news
We have updated the backcountry training course, which we have been focusing on since last season, into a workshop format so that you can participate more easily! We will cover everything from those who are new to the backcountry and want to make their debut in the backcountry, to those with backcountry experience who are brushing up. Before the snow piles up, we will be holding workshops on things you should prepare for the start of the season, such as map reading, rope work, and avalanche rescue classes. Additionally, we are planning practical workshops on safe approaches and riding in the backcountry, snow camping, etc., separated into the powder season and spring season.
representative
Kenichi Minegishi
Backcountry guide since 2003.
Hosts a members-only club and camp in an old folk house called Kaze no Tani in Yamakita Town in western Kanagawa Prefecture. Together with members connected through the backcountry, they are building campsites and playgrounds in the mountains using DIY methods. ``I want to ski on natural snowy mountains in the same way that I ski on waves, which are the energy of nature, and I want to climb mountains with my own feet and ski the way I want.It is precisely because of the risk that I felt freedom. I want to continue backcountry skiing for the rest of my life.”
[Qualifications]
・JMGA Ski Guide Stage II
*JMGA: Japan Mountain Guides Association
guide area
| main guide area | Kanetsu area |
| Other areas | anywhere on request |
| Representative name (guide qualification) | Kenichi Minegishi (JMGA Ski Guide Stage II) |
| Main guide name (guide qualification) | Kenichi Minegishi (JMGA Ski Guide Stage II) |
| Number of affiliated guides | 1 full-time, 0 part-time (including 1 qualified person) |
| guide ratio | 1 guide: 6 guests |
| percentage of guests | Ski/Snowboard (1 to 1) / Men and Women (7 to 3) |
rental
| snow safety gear | Beacon Probe Shovel (Ant) |
| Backpack | A board can be attached (Ant) |
| ski | Skis with tour bindings (pear) |
| climbing gear | climbing skin (pear) snowshoe (ant) |
price
| 1DAY | From 13,000 yen (Separate guide expenses will be borne) |
| other | Charter from 60,000 yen per day |
Actual contents of the tour
| first participation | BC experience Ali | most difficult | |
|---|---|---|---|
| action time | 4 hours | 6 hours | 12 hours |
| Cumulative elevation difference | About 500-800m | About 800-1,000m | 15,00m |
| average hike time | 1 hour | 2-3 hours | 8 hours |
| Slope content | Good access from the ski resort, slope is about 25 degrees. Slope with as wide a view as possible | With an inclination of around 30 degrees, it is a slope with abundant tree runs and terrain changes. Slope where one run distance can be taken long | Mountains with touring elements that repeat hikes and slides several times, including places with slopes of 40 degrees or more and limited turn widths |
Information
| address | Chigasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| snowtrip@kintoun.jp | |
| Web | https://kintoun.jp/ |
| SNS | guidekintoun guidekintoun |
*The content posted is information as of November 2023.