The desire to have many people experience the undiscovered Hokkaido
A mountain you've always wanted to visit, a landscape you've never seen before, fresh powder that no one has stepped on before. What if you could go to such fields safely and enjoyably at the perfect time?
"UNTRACKED HOKKAIDO" is a guide service that was started with the desire to let many people experience undiscovered Hokkaido. Based in easily accessible Sapporo, guides will select the best conditions for the time from Hokkaido's endless number of UNTRACKED local spots and powder areas and take you there.
According to the group's director, Kyoichi Kano, "We guide everyone to explore Hokkaido's deserted slopes and deep powder. In recent years, we have been exploring slopes in the southern part of the island."
You can choose and arrange tours that suit your skills and experience
There are four main plans offered
[1DAY PLAN]
Guide to the best places around Sapporo. Plans for beginners are also available.
[PRIVATE PLAN]
This plan is for those who want to go to places they've always wanted to visit or tour with just their friends.
[TOTAL COORDINATE PLAN]
Sapporo STAY tour. Stay at recommended accommodations and search for powder snow near Sapporo.
[ADVANCE PLAN]
Step up from your usual tours. Karibayama Expedition, or a plan to explore the guide's hometown of Southern Hokkaido.
representative
Kyoichi Karino
2004: Ski expedition to Muztagh Ata (7546m)
2006: First descent of the west face of Mt. Rishiri
2007: Sea kayak and ski expedition to the Darwin Range in Patagonia
2017: First descent of the Yamunai Valley on Mt. Rishiri
2017: Ski down the southwest face of Denali (6190m)
[Qualifications]
JMGA Mountaineering Guide Stage II
JMGA Ski Guide Stage II
Avalanche Search & Rescue Training Instructor
PATAGONIA Snow Ambassador
*JMGA: Japan Mountain Guides Association
guide area
| main guide area | Hokkaido: From the north to the south (Mount Rishiri, Horokanai, the low mountains of central Hokkaido, Mount Kariba, etc.) |
| Other areas | — |
| Representative name (guide qualification) | Kyoichi Kano (JMGA Mountaineering Guide Stage II) |
| Main guide name (guide qualification) | Kyoichi Kano (JMGA Mountaineering Guide Stage II) |
| Number of affiliated guides | 1 full-time employee (including 1 qualified employee) |
| guide ratio | 1 guide: 5 guests |
| percentage of guests | Skiing and snowboarding (7 vs. 3) / Men and women (8 vs. 2) |
rental
| snow safety gear | Beacon, probe, shovel (ant/1,000 yen each, 1,500 yen for a set of 3) |
| Backpack | Something that can be fitted with a board (available/1,000 yen) |
| ski | Skis with tour bindings (pear) |
| climbing gear | Climbing skins and snowshoes (available/1,000 yen each) |
price
| 1DAY | 12,000 yen Near Sapporo (within 2 hours travel from Sapporo) Access to slopes such as Kiroro and Sapporo Kokusai, or base camp on a low mountain with few people. 9,000 yen 1-day plan for beginners |
| other | ・Advanced Plan: 24,000 to 38,000 yen ・Expedition Plan: Pull a tent on a sled, set up a base camp, and then slide down the unknown mountains of northern Hokkaido. ・Mountain insurance is required to participate. |
Actual contents of the tour
| first participation | BC experience Ali | most difficult | |
|---|---|---|---|
| action time | 4 hours | about 6 hours | 6 hours or more |
| Cumulative elevation difference | About 200~300m | About 200~400m | About 600~800m |
| average hike time | 1~2 hours | 2~3 hours | 6~8 hours |
| Slope content | The average slope is 25 to 30 degrees. Enjoy the gentle, relatively open slopes | The average slope is 30 to 35 degrees. Enjoy open slopes and tree runs | Open slopes of 35-40 degrees. For those who can control the slough. We also have plans to build a base by camping and ski lots on nearby slopes |
Information
| address | Sapporo, Hokkaido |
| TEL | 050-3704-1520 |
| info@untrackedhokkaido.com | |
| WEB | https://www.untrackedhokkaido.com/ |
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