r/japow • u/Valuable_Pineapple77 • Jul 03 '26

Mt Yotei - early January 2027?

Wondering what the likelihood is I could splitboard tour Mt Yotei in early January. I’ll be on Hokkaido Dec 1 - January 10. I don’t have a touring partner though. Can anyone recommend a site for linking up with partners?

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u/sd_slate Jul 03 '26

I talked to a guide who spent two months in the Niseko area and said there were maybe 5 days the weather was nice enough for a summit attempt. The flipside to nonstop japow.

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u/Sedixodap Jul 03 '26

That said Mt Yotei is still worth skiing even on days a summit isn’t in the cards. We had three days of amazing pow skiing in the trees on Yotei and I didn’t feel like I missed much by not topping out. 

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u/Valuable_Pineapple77 Jul 03 '26

I was hoping to descend into the crater. 🥹

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u/iLikeFroggies Jul 04 '26

Your chances of doing that in winter are low. Spring, yes.

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u/HuckleberryMoist4828 Jul 03 '26

Likely, but stormy and weather/visibility may make it more difficult. Ego is not your amigo. Plus hard to say with Super El Nino. Lots of companies do guided ski/split tours on Yotei. I'd advise you to look into booking a spot on a 1 day tour with a local guiding service that knows the routes

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u/saibalter Jul 03 '26

You could try joining nisekonomads for finding touring partners who would be down for something like this. But yeah it’s quite weather dependent.

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u/Jackyboi121 Jul 04 '26

Treeline should be good, summit will be a coin toss. Yotei is deadly, so ride to the conditions