Hi
Looking for some advice from those that know. If ever you come to Switzerland I can return the favour :-)
A group of us are going to be out in Hokkaido at the beginning of March. We want to ski as much as possible, find the best snow and terrain and see a bit of Japan. We are only interested in Back Country skiing, if there is a rope we'll duck it, if the best skiing means a 5hr skin then we will skin.
Thoughts at the moment are head to one spot and use it as a base to explore. I wouldn't normally use guides but for a short trip like ours it might be worth it. Local knowledge goes a long way and takes a long time to build up so this makes me think a guide might be worth the money, at least for part of the trip.
In terms of location and ease of access to lots of terrain, is Annupuri a good option? What about Furano?
Does the idea of using one place as a base make sense and if so where would you recommend? Can you get about with public transport? One thought was to hire a car and just follow the snow finding last minute accommodation and working out the ski logistics as we go. Is this feasible? Are there the equivalent of the Bureaux des Guides in France or is it hard to find guides in resort? What about accommodation, is it easy to find reasonably priced accommodation?
Lot's of ideas and questions going around in my head but enough for now. If anyone can offer some advice, I'd be very grateful and will by you a beer. If anyone wants to play tour guide for a couple of weeks, I'll buy you a lot of beer.
Cheers
James
Looking for some advice from those that know. If ever you come to Switzerland I can return the favour :-)
A group of us are going to be out in Hokkaido at the beginning of March. We want to ski as much as possible, find the best snow and terrain and see a bit of Japan. We are only interested in Back Country skiing, if there is a rope we'll duck it, if the best skiing means a 5hr skin then we will skin.
Thoughts at the moment are head to one spot and use it as a base to explore. I wouldn't normally use guides but for a short trip like ours it might be worth it. Local knowledge goes a long way and takes a long time to build up so this makes me think a guide might be worth the money, at least for part of the trip.
In terms of location and ease of access to lots of terrain, is Annupuri a good option? What about Furano?
Does the idea of using one place as a base make sense and if so where would you recommend? Can you get about with public transport? One thought was to hire a car and just follow the snow finding last minute accommodation and working out the ski logistics as we go. Is this feasible? Are there the equivalent of the Bureaux des Guides in France or is it hard to find guides in resort? What about accommodation, is it easy to find reasonably priced accommodation?
Lot's of ideas and questions going around in my head but enough for now. If anyone can offer some advice, I'd be very grateful and will by you a beer. If anyone wants to play tour guide for a couple of weeks, I'll buy you a lot of beer.
Cheers
James