Niseko Backcountry is a 1:25,000 English and Japanese topographic map from Hokkaido Wilds, sold through Beacon Guidebooks. It covers the Niseko Range, Mt. Yotei, and Mt. Shiribetsu in southern Hokkaido with more than 50 backcountry ski routes.

What it's for

This map is for planning and navigating backcountry ski and snowboard tours around Niseko in Hokkaido, Japan. Place names are printed in both English and Japanese, which helps when you are matching the map to local signs, bus stops, and trailheads.

Features

• Routes: more than 50 ascent and descent routes, grouped as ski tour, freeride, and expert
• Peaks covered: Yotei-zan, Shiribetsu-dake, Niseko Annupuri, Moiwa-yama, Iwaonupuri, Nitonupuri, Chisenupuri, Weisshorn, Shakunage-dake, Shirakaba-yama, Mekunnai-dake, Raiden-yama, Iwanai-dake
• Bilingual: place names in English and Japanese
• Navigation: 1 km UTM grid and a scale rule in meters and feet
• Photos: aerial photos of popular runs
• Route guides: QR codes link to detailed route guides
• Planning info: safety and terrain information, weather guidance, parking, and trailhead tips
• Transit: Niseko United shuttle bus routes and stops
• Print: double sided color
• Avalanche training: a map or guidebook does not replace avalanche training, a current forecast, or rescue gear and practice. OMG runs AIARE avalanche courses.

Specs

• Scale: 1:25,000
• Size open: 66 cm x 97 cm (26 in x 38 in)
• Size folded: 11 cm x 22 cm (4 in x 8.5 in)
• Material: waterproof, tear resistant, recyclable paper made in Japan
• Publisher: Hokkaido Wilds