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Winter camping and ski touring at Shikaribetsu Gorge in central Hokkaido, Japan

Shikaribetsu Gorge Hot Springs Camping

Mt. Nishibetsu Mountain Hut in Eastern Hokkaido, Japan

Nishibetsu-dake and Nishibetsu Hut

Mt. Musa backcountry ski touring in Hokkaido, Japan

Musa-dake and Sokuseiso Hut

Mt. Sapporo hut backcountry ski touring in Hokkaido, Japan

Sapporo-dake and Hiyamizu Hut

Mt. Sahoro ski touring in Hokkaido, Japan

Sahoro-dake and Sahoro-Sanso Hut

Mt. Muine ski touring (Hokkaido, Japan)

Muine-yama and Muine Hut

Okuteine Hut backcountry ski touring in Hokkaido, Japan

Okuteine Hut and Utopia Piste via the Okuteine Valley Route

Mt. Maetokachi Taisho crater ski touring near Hakuginso in Hokkaido, Japan

Maetokachi-dake Taisho Crater and Tokachi-dake Hut

Mt. Furano backcountry ski touring route in Hokkaido, Japan

Furano-dake’s Giant Ridge Ski Touring

Shokanso Hut near Mashike backcountry skiing Hokkaido Japan

Shokanso Hut’s Western Ridge

Skiing the derelict Kami-sunagawa ski area in Hokkaido, Japan

Goryo-yama and the derelict Kami-Sunagawa-dake Ski Field

Mt. Kokimobetsu backcountry ski touring in Hokkaido, Japan

Kokimobetsu-dake (Nakayama Pass)

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REGION: The general mountain/geographical region the route is in.

BEST MONTH(S): Time of year a route is suited to visiting. Some pop all season, some are more limited.

DIFFICULTY: How strenuous a route is, and how technical it is. Full details here.

FREERIDE/SKITOUR: Very subjective, but is a route more-of-a-walk-than-a-ski or the other way around? Some routes are all about the screaming downhill (freeride), some are more about the hunt for a peak or nice forest (ski-tour). Some are in between. 

MAIN ASPECT: Which cardinal direction the primary consequential slope is facing, that you might encounter on the route. More details here.

ROUTE TAGS: An eclectic picking of other categories that routes might belong to.

SEARCH BY LOCATION: You can find routes near your current location – just click on the crosshairs (). You may need to give permission to HokkaidoWilds.org to know your GPS location (don’t worry, we won’t track you). Or, type in a destination, such as Niseko or Sapporo or Asahikawa etc.

Please let us know how we can make it easier to narrow down your search. Contact Rob at rob@hokkaidowilds.org with your suggestions.

Blog Difficulty Rating

Category

Grade

Points

Strenuousness

Vertical Gain

D

25

Time ascending

D

0

Technicality

Altitude

D

0

Hazards

D

Navigation

D

Totals

25/100

GRADES range from A (very difficult) to D (easy). Hazards include exposure to avalanche and fall risk. More details here. Rating rubric adapted from Hokkaido Yukiyama Guidebook 北海道雪山ガイド.