Back country skiing in Japan. However it is not all about freeing the heel. Its also a snap shot of what we love about Japan.
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We started at Asahidake then went to, Tomamu, Furano, Daisetsuzan national park and some other local areas around Furano
Hi Richard glad you enjoyed the vid. We have been to Japan several times now and personally I find the last week of Jan and the first three weeks of Feb good. It is very cold in Japan (usually) and therefore the powder remains very good for a long time. Hokkaido (the North Island) I think gets dryer lighter powder and remains better later in the season. However now to really get good powder I recommend more back country skiing. For some reason in the past 5 years not only has there been many southern Hemisphere skiers going to Japan but this year there was increasing amounts form all over Europe and the States. So the resorts get very busy and tracked out quickly. That said there are many small ski hills that aren’t popular or are not known about and you can find great local hill ski stashes. Enjoy
Loved this vid, your lady is so super smooth, love her style. Thanks
What a nice video! Thanks for that 🙂 Question for you: are you experienced enough to travel the back country in a foreign country like that or do you have a guide who takes you out there and finds the sweet spots? Cheers!
Great Video and great turns! I have been told that the powder season is very short in Japan but is very predictable (2 weeks end of Jan) and very good. Appreciate your views on this. Regard from Netherlands, Richard
Great vid guys. Truely a winter wonder land with that lovely fresh snow. Enjoyed the music as well.
Great Video! The Snow looks like the power in Utah….. !
Cheers, thanks for that. Bummer about your pelvis.
sorry. where and where in japan? also checkout “telemark skiing forum” on fb
great video well edited and entertaining. makes me upset tho after I hucked off a large face unintentionally at cortina in feb…pelvis is still recovering. i missed out on so many face shots 🙁
oh and you can free the heel very well. some sweet smooth turns in there. might run into you guys in the bc this season