HBC Webisode #4 - “Exploring Shakotan”

Skiers and journalists from Backcountry Magazine team up with the Hokkaido Backcountry Club to explore the Shakotan Peninsula, a coastal wilderness area west of Sapporo, Japan.

Access is via snowcat, and the trip included staying in a backcountry cabin buried under two meters of snow. We made a timelapse of the dig, and shot some ski touring and powder pillows. Avalanche danger was considerable during the trip, so most of the shots are from low angle terrain. However, lots of gnarly lines are still left for the picking here.

HBC Episode #34 - "Exploring Shakotan," shot and produced in Hokkaido, Japan with graphics from Matt Johnson and music by Polomirror

This video is part of the Hokkaido Backcountry Project funded on Kickstarter to explore the relationship between backcountry skiers and snowboarders, western culture, and the Japanese community in Hokkaido.