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Season 25/26 News

New Shop Location Furano
We are excited to announce our new shop in the Furano district. We are located about 15 minutes from the Kitanomine 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 Chitose 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.

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 • Accessories

We offer the widest and most comprehensive selection of backcountry rental gear in Central Hokkaido.

Alpine Touring Equipment

• Premium: Tyrolia Ambition, Marker F12 Frame

• Tech: G3 ION, Marker Kingpin, Fritschi Tecton & Evo

Alpine Touring Boots

• A large range of Alpine Touring boots are available, with sizes up to 32 Mondo.

• Scott and Black Diamond boots available.

Telemark Equipment

• 75mm: BD01, BD02

• NTN: Rottefella Freedom

Splitboard Sets

• Splitboard (K2 Farout and Spark bindings)

• Climbing skins

• Three-piece poles

Address: 3-5 Yamabe Nakamachi, Furano Shi, Hokkaido, 079-1564

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.

Alpine Backcountry Guides

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 our range of fully inclusive tours that take you all over Sentral Hokkaido including; Furano, Tomamu, Tokachi Mountains, Asahidake, Kamui, Kitami Pass, Kurodake and Sahoro. Click below to visit our Backcountry Ski Japan site.