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Furano-dake Nishi-shamen
Furano-dake's 富良野岳 (1912m) Nishi-shamen 西斜面 (literally West Slope) is a beautiful powder run off the skier's left of the popular Giant Ridge ジャイアント尾根. In perfect conditions, skiers could have up to...
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Sandan-yama Higashi-no-tani
Sandan-yama's (三段山, 1748m) Higashi-no-tani 東の谷 is a spicier descent off one of Hokkaido's most popular backcountry ski peaks. It's a short but sharp drop into a playful half-pipe-like gully that will...
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Dokuya-mine Snowshoeing
Dokuya-mine 毒矢峰 (885m) is a minor peak in the low mountains to the west of Sapporo City in the Toyoha Mine area of Jozankei. It's a good challenging peak in mid-winter on snowshoes, with a clear ridge...
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Fuyuji-yama
Fuyuji-yama 冬路山 (625m) is a low-lying peak in the sprawling northern Hokkaido backcountry playground, the Horokanai valley. Don't let its low altitude fool you. Horokanai consistently gets Hokkaido's...
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Yunai-yama
Within the Asahikawa City limits, Yunai-yama 湯内山 (501m) is a very easily accessed low peak perfect for multiple laps of cold, dry powder. Furthermore, the ridge extending north from the summit allows...
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Kiroro 1107m & 992m Peaks
Kiroro's 1107m and 992m peaks 1107峰／992峰 just west of the Kiroro Snow World ski resort afford excellent access to some amazing backcountry terrain away from the madding crowds of the resort. Kiroro is...
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Etai-dake
Etai-dake 恵岱岳 (1060m) is a prominent tabletop mountain sitting at the far northeast edge of the impressive Mashike mountain range 増毛山地. Its broad northeast-facing slopes below the flat summit stand out...
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Daisetsuzan Higashi-dake
Daisetsuzan's Higashidake 大雪山系東岳 (2067m) is one of the more easily attained 2000m+ peaks on the eastern side of the Daisetsuzan National Park in central Hokkaido. The long approach is amply rewarded...
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プレスリリース｜北海道アウトドア取組に145万円を寄付
北海道のアウトドアを英語で発信するのウェブサイト「HokkaidoWilds.org」は、道内の山の安全およびインフラ整備に1,438,000円を寄付することを4月5日に発表。バックカントリースキー用英語表記地形図の『ニセコ・バックカントリー』の売上金やウェブサイト読者からの寄付金が主な財源となる寄付でした。 Source
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PRESS RELEASE | HokkaidoWilds.org donates $9,500 to the Hokkaido outdoors
Sapporo, JAPAN | Northern Japan outdoor website and voluntary association HokkaidoWilds.org announced Friday charitable donations of 1,438,000yen (US$9,500) to mountain safety and infrastructure...
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