Season 25/26 News
John Morrell deep in the Tokachi Mountains
New Shop Location Furano
We are excited to announce our new shop in the Furano district. We are located about 15 minutes from the Kittanomine gondola in the shadow of mighty Ashibetsu Dake in the small village of Yamabe. Yamabe is the gateway to Furano and the surrounding mountain landscapes including the Tokachi Mountains and Asahi Dake. Approaching Furano from Chitsoe airport, our convenient location sees you driving right past our door, so you can set up your rentals on arrival and be ready to ski the next day. We’ll announce more updates as we set up the shop in the early autumn. Stay tuned.
New Backcountry Ski Options.
We have a new selection of deep powder ski options for the coming season. This includes Head Kore 111 and 117 mid waist powder skis. These will be mounted with Fritschi Evo/Tecton tech bindings. This adds to our comprehensive range of powder skis, we now have a fleet of DPS Wailer 112’s, Scott Scraper in 115 and 105, K2 Waybacks, Line Vision and Nordica Enforcer Unlimited backcountry powder skis. All personally selected for their suitability to Hokkaido’s on and off piste powder conditions. We have also added Fritschi Tecton & Vipec Evo to our range of Tech bindings. Our Frame binding options now includes both Tyrol Ambition and Marker F12.
John Morrell
Tour guide and Owner - August 2025
Backcountry Rental Options
Alpine Touring • Split Boards • Telemark (75mm and NTN) • Nordic
We have the broadest range of backcountry rental gear available in central Hokkaido. Our Alpine Touring binding options include Premium (Tyrolia Ambition or Marker F12 Frame) and Tech levels (G3 ION, Marker King Pin and Fritschi Tecton and Evo). We also have a large range of Tech compatible boots for Alpine Touring, with sizes to 32 Mondo. For Telemark we have a range of Garmont and Black Diamond 75mm boots. View our rental rates below for 2024-25 or visit our guiding site for tour options.
Rental Accessories Include: • skins • avalanche beacons • air bag float backpacks • backpacks to suit both skis and snowboards • 2 and 3 piece adjustable poles • probes • shovels • ski crampons • snow shoes with heel risers. Click here for more details.
In the Tomamu Backcountry
Backcountry Ski Japan
We also offer a comprehensive winter guiding service in Hokkaido including day and multi day tours. Join us to explore the best powder skiing in central Hokkaido. You can choose from the wilderness of Tomamu based in our comfy lodge or our range of fully inclusive tours that take you all over central Hokkaido, including Furano, Tokachi Mts, Asahi Dake, Kamui, Kiatmi Pass, Pippu and Sounkyo. Click here to visit our Backcountry ski Japan site.
