3-day splitboarding program in Mt Yarigatake

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A certified mountain guide invites you to a great splitboarding tour of three days in Mt Yarigatake. Reach its summit and then enjoy wild ski runs.

Japan Alps

3 Days

Mar, Apr

High

Advanced

Description

With 3180 meters in height, Mt Yarigatake (or just Mt Yari) lies in the northern Japan Alps and invites splitboarders, skiers and mountaineers to be part of the selected group of people in tackling one of the top 100 mountains in Japan.

This 3-day splitboarding tour starts with an ascent to Yokoo Mountain Hut, where we’ll spend the first night. On day 2 we will hike up to Yarigatake Mountain Hut, situated 100 meters below the summit. If weather and snow conditions help, we can ski down Hidazawa or Yarizawa. Finally, on our third and last day we’ll go through Hyouga Kouen (Glacier Park) and return to Kamikochi by around 5 pm.

All these hikes take between 5 and 6 walking hours. “Walking” may mean hiking uphill using skins or snowshoes. The total distance will be 44km in the round trip. It’s mandatory to have good fitness level as well as solid backcountry skiing and splitboarding experience. Keep in mind that this tour is technically advanced so you need to be able to ski on steep slopes. The altitude change of the first day is 200-300 meters and 1,500 meters on the second day.

Are you coming? Send your request to start the booking process. I’ll be happy to guide you on the beautiful Mt Yarigatake!

Price includes

Guiding fee
Personal insurance

Price details

Excluded from the price: transfers, accommodation and technical equipment (You can rent: Beacon, Backpack, Snowshoes JPY1,000/each; Probe, Shovel, Poles JPY500/each; Full set JPY3,500)

Details

More info

For groups of more than 5 people I will bring a guide friend so we have 2 guides in a group.

Equipment: ski gear (skis, splitboard, snowboard), skins, snowshoes, boots, crampons (with more than 10 points), sunglasses, goggles, gloves, ski clothing, avalanche safety gear (beacon, probe, shovel).-

You can purchase tour photos at the end (JPY5,000 per person for all data and JPY700 if you only want one piece of photo data).

Meeting point

Will be announced after application to the tour. At the meeting point, participants can use facilities like bathroom, changing room, and you can park at our parking. However, please do not park before 7 am for snow removal.

About the guide

Japan

4.1

(6)

Our team of experienced local guides is dedicated to providing unforgettable ski touring, rock climbing, and hiking adventures across Japan, including some of the country’s most stunning regions like Hokkaido, Sapporo, Yatsugatake, and beyond. With in-depth knowledge of Japan’s diverse landscapes, our guides offer an authentic, expert-led experience in the country’s most iconic alpine areas

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What people are saying about Japan

Jun is a responsible and reliable guide. He is also knowledgeable on the local flora and fauna and managed to show us quite a few interesting alpine flowers, birds and animals. He is kind and helpful and converses well in English. I will not hesitate to recommend him to any anyone needing an English speaking guide in Japan.

As for Kikuo-san, we both really liked her. She is very pleasant. A bit quiet spoken in a good way. She obviously knows the Akan region very well, as she lives inside the national park. She has very responsible and well organised. I would have her guide us again, when we go back to the area.

Vincent

Fantastic region, perfect guide !

Arnaud

Just back from Hakuba –Japan and I’m so pleased to confirm we got such a great experience with Iwao who has provided a service above all expectations. Indeed assisting a family confronted to a new environment requires a certain level of patience and attention and all the family appreciated his sense of responsibilities and seriousness which allowed us to really enjoy this region by experiencing touring, hicking and of course skiing in immaculate powder. Iwao was very discreet but always acted to ensure we could take the best of all Hakuba mountains could offer to us during these 5 days.This experience will for sure remain in all our minds for long and this will be mainly thanks to Iwao ! Best, Arnaud

Arthur

We had a wonderfull ski touring trip with Iwao in Gunma. Iwao brought us in various beautifull landscapes to found very good spring snow. He is a very professional guide that can adapt to clients will and conditions! We had great time sharing our experiences about nature and mountains. The second day, we had a long tour with beautiful views on gunma's region and finissing along a river in an amazing forest. It was great fun to wait the last train in the midel of nowhere at sunset to come back to our village! Iwao has perfectly organised the trip bringing me to nice local onsen, restaurant and hôtel! Wonderfull trip to recommand!