May 2025 - Update:
Exciting news. We are moving to a new Shop Space for winter 25/26 in the Furano area. We will no longer be doing deliveries.
We will update the website when the new premises are ready and we look forward to seeing you in Furano.
Season 24/25 News
John Morrell deep in the Tokachi Mountains
Hokkaido Rental Delivery For Groups
Our rental delivery service was very popular in season 23/24 with demand above expectations. Accordingly we have listened to you and have improved, increased and fine tuned our delivery options to give you the best service possible for winter 24/25. We can cater for groups of 5 or more. See our delivery details, essential knowledge and delivery fees here. For groups less than five different rates would apply and for individuals only, personal delivery is not available as it is cost prohibitive. Different rates apply depending on location and group size and length of rental so please contact us for all details.
New Backcountry Ski Options.
Adding to our comprehensive range of powder skis, we now have a fleet of 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.
New Scott Avalanche Air Bags
New for this coming season we have Scott Alpride 1 electric air bags available . This is in addition to our BCA Float pressurised air bags, giving us the biggest range available in Hokkaido.
New Scott Cosmos Tour Boots.
We have a fleet of new boots to compliment our ever popular Black Diamond range of tech compatible alpine touring boots. This gives us the best range of alpine touring boots available for rent in Hokkaido.
New Split Boards.
We have the biggest range of rental split boards in Hokkaido and we added 6 new boards to our range for the the last season. This includes Split Pig and K2 Marauder. We have also added the K2 Farout bindings to our range to complement our Spark split board bindings.
Alpine Backcountry Lodge Accommodation Option.
Arriving Chitose Late? Our rental is based in our lodge in Tomamu, an easy 90 minute drive up the freeway. We are minutes from the Tomamu exit. Why not stay the night, relax by the log fire, have a bath and be set up, refreshed and ready to go the next morning. 10% discount on both rental and accommodation rates apply if doing rental pick up with us. Dependent upon availability.
John Morrell
Tour guide and Owner - June 2024
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 behind Alpine Backcountry Lodge
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.
