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This has got to be one of the Dopest snowboard videos I’ve ever seen. Planning a 2026 trip to Japan, reading and researching, and stumbled upon this video. Rad music as well!🔥🏂
@@rahulgupta2707 wow thank you that means a lot, always appreciate great comments like these. Feel free to ask any questions, this wasn’t my first time in Japan so I can tell you so great spots to go and also places you might want to avoid. (On Hokkaido because this was my first time in the Japanese alps near Myoko for a few reasons)
Yes, I stumbled on this, nearly mimics my plans. Moiwa- Kirroro- Furano- Asadake. Japan is mind blowing, powder days every day Jan, Feb. keep up the good work. 70 years old and still pumped by pow.
@@louismccrohon9240 you’re 70 and still going to Japan for these kindda trips! Wow that’s impressive, hopefully i’ll still be able to go on trips like this by then! You’re an inspiration sir!
Aw man good pow. Reminds me of 80s 90s in Tahoe chill good vibes plenty of fresh everything! About fun, good music, good food, good friends. A new day every day. Now gone jaded Been there done that? overpriced, crowed sourced B.S😢 thanks for bringing it back down to good times! Rad times SamShaw.
Thanks for coming to Japan and respect our culture! This movie is the real buddies trip and not disrespect Japanese culture as other Bring Bring pro riders movies which could make more trouble in the area. Hope you had a great time and see you next time!
That was an awesome watch. And looked like a great trip too! So good to see people capturing the journey!! Videos like this that remind us of not only how good the snow is in Japan but how awesome the country is in general 😁😁
This is my favorite “get pumped to ride” video! Awesome job, exactly the way I would do a trip like this too! Killer job on production and music, this needs to blow up ASAP so more people can enjoy it! “Say hi to Whistler”….. lmao! Too good! Hope you plan to do another video on your next trip!
@@timsawchuk8441 wow thank you! Gotta love this type of comments!! Yeah we were having a good laugh that day when we were at Moiwa and they had got about 120cm of fresh and simultaneously Whistler had got 20cm and the line up for the lift was all the way through the village!!! Definitely going back to Japan but unfortunately not this season and yes I will make another video!! Thanx again!
@@timsawchuk8441 I used to live in Banff from 2000 to 2006, was working at Rude Boys, actually all three of us in the video met in Banff and used to make snowboard videos together. I’ve been to the Kootenays a few times to film with Andrew Hardingham, I have a video on my channel called All By Ourselves, it’s a trip we took back in 2012, going back to Banff all the way to Whistler for the first time since 2006. Love those mountains! I’m going back to Japan most likely in 2028, my girlfriend wants the kids to grow up a little more before I vanish again for 2-3 weeks! Hahah
Dude this video is incredible it was like watching a movie! definitely one of my favourite watches keep it up🤙 I'm hoping to be in japan next year for a week or two should be grouse
@ alright, gonna go from least favorite to favorite, Zao Onsen (just cuz of the lack of snow) then Seki Onsen, followed by Sapporo Kokusai, then Kiroro, then Moiwa (probably not everyone would rank it this good but the fact that not too many people go there and you get to shred untouched snow all day is a big plus for me) and last but not least, Furano is by far my favorite resort in Japan. That mountain and the town have everything! I could go back to Japan and just go to Furano and ai would be stoked!
Incredible video man, japans been my dream snowboard trip for years being an east coaster never get any of the deep stuff… this video only confirmed it more! I need to go!
It will be worth every penny! While I was out there I was trying to figure out a way to convince my wife that I had to go come back again! She couldn’t agree for next winter but I’m definitely going back in a couple years!!
Hey couple questions on the vanlife thing……how easy is it to find places to sleep? Do you get chased off by cops? Or can you just park up anywhere? Sounds like there’s dedicated carparks with 24 hr toilets in most ski villages? Door you ever pay to park up? What’s the tolerance for driving if you’ve had an apres beer or two? Thanks heaps
@@danking3982 Japan has over 1000 parking spots for campers with toilets. You can easily find them on google map. As far as drinking and driving it’s 0 tolerance, there were a couple occasions where we were having drinks at a bar or restaurant and the staff was worried and wanted to get us a cab. We explained to them that we were sleeping in a van. So yeah they don’t like the drinking and driving situation.
@@DarkCl0ud30 awesome! Happy for you man! Unfortunately I can’t go back this winter but definitely going back again and again! What part of Japan are you going to shred?
@@domgrimard Dang! Headed there with a buddy to hang in Otaru to ski 2 days Kiroro, then over to Niseko for 1-1.5 days between Moiwa/Niseko/Rusutsu depending on crowds near the end of Jan 2025. Got any backcountry suggestions for Kiroro (or Moiwa/Niseko)? It's just the two of us which I know can be tough to split cost wise with less than 4-5 people. We may be interested in trying to do a half/single day of lift assisted guiding at Kiroro/Niseko/Moiwa
@@DarkCl0ud30 we didn’t really go backcountry touring in Kiroro, everything you in the video was inbounds. As far as Niseko, not a big fan, would definitely avoid Grand Hirafu if I were you, too expensive and you spend most of your time in line! Annapuri is pretty sick though but we didn’t go last winter, We went to Moiwa again, not super steep but you get fresh tracks all day!! Rusutsu I’ve never been but heard great things. Near Niseko you can get in touch with Luisniseko (Luis Reid) on instagram and he’ll bring you split boarding for cheap is he’s not giving lessons. But if you want my personal advice, when you’re done with Kiroro just drive to Furano, that place is unreal! Steep, deep, no crowds, the town rules with great nightlife and tones of restaurants and cheap Airbnb’s. There’s a lot of guides for backcountry in that area that you can easily find on instagram. It’s my personal favorite resort in Japan, every time I leave I almost cry hahaha
I lost trust in youtube, because it only recommends shit, but this video is a hidden gem, thanks guys, you made my and my buddies day! We really hope some day we do a trip like yours, thou it is complicated, so now we stick to Alps.
I know.. but the only way to go there is to make lots of footage somewhere else, that I can gradually send in messages to my wife while I am Japan. She is huge fan of Japan and her dream is to go there, and if I go alone, guess I won't have to come back 🙂
@ hahah I like where your heads at! See my wife hates the fact that I go to Japan because I leave her alone with the kids for two weeks. Gonna have to wait a couple years to go back.
Such a sick vid. So glad this popped up on my recommendations. Getting me so hyped for my next trip in feb. I love finding the hkdden gems and avoiding the crowds. Much like you guys as well it seems. I would love to hire a van and drive around but i heard tolls and fuel is expensive. May i ask how long your trip was and roughly how much it cost for such a large round trip in the rv ? Looks konda worth it for the experience anyway i think.
@@teighandoughty1573 thanx for your comment! The van was around 3K for 2 weeks, so about 1k each since we were 3. As far as gaz, same price here in Canada. All together my two week trip cost me just under 8k. In my opinion the van is worth it because it makes you completely free to follow the storms around, no need to book a hotel or realize that there’s no vacancy where you want to go. Although we did take a couple airbnb’s on this trip just so we could have a proper night of sleep, shower, do laundry… hope this helps and feel free if you have anymore questions.
@@captaincarter0190 thank you, we went from January 2 to January 17. As long as you go between January and February you’ll get great conditions. Have fun!
Freaking awesome!!!! Any advice on renting a RV during winter in Hokkaido? Were you able to use the water and get steady electricity? Thanks so much for the tips.
@@MrDoom4all we rented our RV in Narita (Tokyo) we don’t fly directly to Sapporo in case the weather is good in the Japanese alps (Hakuba, Myoko) but this time it wasn’t when we got there so we put the RV on a ferry to get to Hokkaido. So i’m not familiar with the RV companies on Hokkaido, i’ve heard they’re more expensive than when you get it on the mainland. We did not use the water although you can use the 5 gallon container they give you, just think that the piping might freeze during the day when you’re not heating the van…. Electricity never had a problem, they have dual battery system and I would plug all my chargers overnight and never ran out of power.
What was the Cameras you used to film this besides the go pro stuff ? Looks good quality. Loved the film, I went to Japan this year, have 5 weeks next year over there. Pow pow
Thanx! 😊 I used a Sony RX100 VII a super compact yet very powerful camera. Then I had the dji mini 3 pro for all the drone shots and the film was captured on a Bolex B8, a super tiny 8mm (double 8) camera. Not a super 8 camera. There’s also a bunch of iphone clips here and there. Wish I had 5 weeks in Japan, this trip was 17 days. Trying to convinced my wife to have more time on my next visit there, two weeks insn’t enough!
@@yuikam0 thanx, most of it was filmed on the Sony RX100 vii, perfect compact camera for traveling. Expensive but very powerful!! Then Gopro max for all the selfie stuff. Some iphone footage here and there. A DJI Mini 3 pro and last but not least a Bolex B8 for all the motion picture film stuff you see in the video. I would rather shoot on 16mm film as opposed to 8mm but the B8 is so small.
Guys, did it really take you 6 hours to go from Kokusai to Moiwa? Google Maps says 1.5 hours. I was planning on staying around Niseko and exploring a bunch of resorts all around - Kokusai, Kiroro, Rusutsu. But with multi-hour drives that's impossible... Amazing video though!
@@thoughtsandprayers i was going through the comments and thought I already replied to you. Don’t know why my response isn’t here but yeah it does not take that long, you’re right, approximately 1.5 hours, but when the roads are clear and you just go from point A to B, the time that I put there is from the moment we stopped riding to the exact time we made it to the other location. We went to the Onsen, restaurant and we encountered the strongest storm Hokkaido had got in the past 16 years.
Hey, awesome video, im going to do a similair trip coming january. I was wondering which airbag backpack you were using. And also any tips on some relatively easy and safe splitboarding tours?
I didn’t have an airbag, non of us had one, only beacons, probes, shovels and some knowledge. As far as private backcountry tours it all depends where you wanna go. Can you tell me which area you’re going to?
@@sem_z315try to get in touch with luisniseko on instagram, most likely your best bet with resonnable rates considering that everything is much more expensive than anywhere else haha. We like to avoid Niseko…
went last year for a month and had a blast. Currently planning 2025/26 for 3 months. My favs were probably furano and I have a weird soft spot for sapporo teine.
WOW! This was fucking epic,I loved watching this!you guys are WILD! Music selection fire! and now I am very excited to go to Japan to go snowboard,Love from a South African girl ;) in the future I shall join!
@@minchin8haha yeah, they’re in Narita though, we took a 17 hour ferry to bring that camper to Hokkaido. We wanted to have the option to go to the Japanese alps as well so that’s why we rented the van there.
Hey man sick vid! Trying to plan a first boys trip out there after a school ski trip, a bit stressful trying to find one spot, let alone doing something like this. Do you think Myoko holds enough for us to do a week-two week trip, so far it seems like the best Japanese experience. Cheers, enjoy your dauntingly long wait for the next trip
@@marleyfa thank you for the comment! Frankly I prefer Hokkaido as it’s a 90% chance of great pow where as Myoko will most most likely be a 50-50, they do get rain sometimes. So I would suggest if you wanna take a trip in the Japanese Alps, go late January. That way you’ll increase your chances of pure Japow snow. No one likes to go to Japan for heavy wet snow!
@@XRabidNlnjaX to be honest it can be, especially when your not on main roads. You’ll find the streets to be super narrow sometimes so it can get a little tricky when a car is coming towards you in the other direction. So watch out for that and make sure you get a 4x4 vehicle and your international drivers license.
@@XRabidNlnjaX well the rv that we rented was in Narita (near Tokyo) So I couldn’t tell you a particular company near Sapporo. I’ve done some research before and I know that there’s a few. They tend to be a little pricier than any rental companies on Honshu for some reason.
@@romvanstolk3605 venue as in what resort? If so, Furano by far is my favorite resort! Big, steep, and not as crowded as other resort we tend to avoid such as Niseko.
Good work. But I see a few of your pow runs are under the lifts. You ever wonder why those are untouched? Because it's prohibited to ride under the chairs. While you guys are giving hi five those Japanese in the lift are probably saying something else
It’s not “Mata Ne.” It’s Mata ni, but the “i” is pronounced as “e”. Another example is “Kita.” Kita is pronounced as “ke-ta.” Mata ni, that’s the feminine pronunciation. The masculine version is “mata na!” Another word to say when conveying “see ya” is “ja ni.” It’s pronunciation is “ja-ne.” The masculine version is “ja-na.”
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This has got to be one of the Dopest snowboard videos I’ve ever seen. Planning a 2026 trip to Japan, reading and researching, and stumbled upon this video. Rad music as well!🔥🏂
@@rahulgupta2707 wow thank you that means a lot, always appreciate great comments like these. Feel free to ask any questions, this wasn’t my first time in Japan so I can tell you so great spots to go and also places you might want to avoid. (On Hokkaido because this was my first time in the Japanese alps near Myoko for a few reasons)
Legit! Best video I've seen!
brother you cant go wrong in japan! anywhere you go will be epic! trains werte the hardest thing for me but i got where i needed to go, eventually!
Yes, I stumbled on this, nearly mimics my plans. Moiwa- Kirroro- Furano- Asadake. Japan is mind blowing, powder days every day Jan, Feb.
keep up the good work. 70 years old and still pumped by pow.
@@louismccrohon9240 you’re 70 and still going to Japan for these kindda trips! Wow that’s impressive, hopefully i’ll still be able to go on trips like this by then! You’re an inspiration sir!
Does this video make anyone else want to grab a few friends and absolutely shred some POW?!?!?
@@timtimlikespizza hahaha thanx man!
LETS GOOOOOO!
Crissss... oui!
Aw man good pow. Reminds me of 80s 90s in Tahoe chill good vibes plenty of fresh everything! About fun, good music, good food, good friends. A new day every day. Now gone jaded Been there done that? overpriced, crowed sourced B.S😢 thanks for bringing it back down to good times! Rad times SamShaw.
Legendary edit guys what a adventure 🎌🍺🍺🍺👍💪💪🤙😜
@@shanefish4322 cheers! 🍺🍺❄️❄️❄️❄️
Thanks for coming to Japan and respect our culture! This movie is the real buddies trip and not disrespect Japanese culture as other Bring Bring pro riders movies which could make more trouble in the area. Hope you had a great time and see you next time!
I think I have more respect for Japan than my own country haha!
this kept me alive today, thank you for the inspiration, loved it
@@itsssmoose hahah best comment! Thank you
Probably the best snowboarding vlog ever captured ~
epic JaPow trip fellas 🤙
@@N1CH0LAS007 thanx man!
This is one of the best video i've watch till today about the japan snowboarding ❤❤
@@sandeshsiuthani7248 thank you that’s very kind!
This video is sick. Well done, guys.
Thanx! 😊
That was an awesome watch. And looked like a great trip too!
So good to see people capturing the journey!! Videos like this that remind us of not only how good the snow is in Japan but how awesome the country is in general 😁😁
@@Ryan-zt1ur thank you so much, definitely need to capture memories as much as possible when I go there.
This is an absolutely amazing video
@@5070kja thank you 🙏🏻
Just an amazing video!
@ thanx!
This video made me very happy, you killed it🤙
Vraiment cool! Même plus l'fun à écouter que les films à gros budget. Bravo pour la production. Ça donne le goût!!!
@@roulericard haha merci!
This is my favorite “get pumped to ride” video! Awesome job, exactly the way I would do a trip like this too! Killer job on production and music, this needs to blow up ASAP so more people can enjoy it! “Say hi to Whistler”….. lmao! Too good! Hope you plan to do another video on your next trip!
@@timsawchuk8441 wow thank you! Gotta love this type of comments!! Yeah we were having a good laugh that day when we were at Moiwa and they had got about 120cm of fresh and simultaneously Whistler had got 20cm and the line up for the lift was all the way through the village!!! Definitely going back to Japan but unfortunately not this season and yes I will make another video!! Thanx again!
@@domgrimard dude, if you ever make it out west to the BC Kootenays drop me a line! Can’t wait to make it to Japan, hoping for ‘26 or ‘27 latest!
@@timsawchuk8441 I used to live in Banff from 2000 to 2006, was working at Rude Boys, actually all three of us in the video met in Banff and used to make snowboard videos together. I’ve been to the Kootenays a few times to film with Andrew Hardingham, I have a video on my channel called All By Ourselves, it’s a trip we took back in 2012, going back to Banff all the way to Whistler for the first time since 2006. Love those mountains! I’m going back to Japan most likely in 2028, my girlfriend wants the kids to grow up a little more before I vanish again for 2-3 weeks! Hahah
J'suis de MATA NE !
Alors, "Crisss...Oui!" Qu'jveux me tapper un Trip de Poud' au JapoN!
Good Job Guys❄️🎯❄️
Hahaha merci 🙏🏻
Dude this video is incredible it was like watching a movie! definitely one of my favourite watches keep it up🤙 I'm hoping to be in japan next year for a week or two should be grouse
@@jaidenedgar3771 thanx for the comment! We sure had a blast, FIY one week isn’t enough though haha two weeks, that’s the sweet spot!
amazing felt like i was watching a movie
@@crizrust thank you! 🙏🏻
Congrats guys!! this is brilliant!! great video!!
@@user-ir1et5cl5z thank you! 👊🏻😍🤙🏻
Great video, loved it 👍
Thank you! 🙏🏻
Highlights of a dream. Road trip, mates, powder...awesome. Thanks for sharing. Will aim to do the same in the not too distant future.
@@alexaustin5568 do it! You won’t regret it!
How would you rank the places you visited?
@ alright, gonna go from least favorite to favorite, Zao Onsen (just cuz of the lack of snow) then Seki Onsen, followed by Sapporo Kokusai, then Kiroro, then Moiwa (probably not everyone would rank it this good but the fact that not too many people go there and you get to shred untouched snow all day is a big plus for me) and last but not least, Furano is by far my favorite resort in Japan. That mountain and the town have everything! I could go back to Japan and just go to Furano and ai would be stoked!
@ thanks. That’s great info. I best get planning.
Legit and awesome edit yo! I want to go to Japan Snowboarding one day as well but Nursing School is a challenge itself!
Trust me you won’t be disappointed. I’m definitely going back!
Incredible video man, japans been my dream snowboard trip for years being an east coaster never get any of the deep stuff… this video only confirmed it more! I need to go!
It will be worth every penny! While I was out there I was trying to figure out a way to convince my wife that I had to go come back again! She couldn’t agree for next winter but I’m definitely going back in a couple years!!
So impressive!!
Hope can meet you guys somewhere in Japan on pow day🤘
@@jackyhuang1971 thank you, unfortunately I can’t go next winter but we’re definitely going back in a few years. Japan is my favorite place on earth!!
wow. will be doing a snowboard season in niskeo this winter and im so excited.
@@oliviapeha wow lucky you! I wish I could spend a full season in Japan!
+rep how does this not have more views
@@Papa2G that’s very kind!
Epic vid guys! Got me in full froth mode now !! Thanks
@@danking3982 you’re welcome! Hahah
Hey couple questions on the vanlife thing……how easy is it to find places to sleep? Do you get chased off by cops? Or can you just park up anywhere? Sounds like there’s dedicated carparks with 24 hr toilets in most ski villages? Door you ever pay to park up? What’s the tolerance for driving if you’ve had an apres beer or two?
Thanks heaps
@@danking3982 Japan has over 1000 parking spots for campers with toilets. You can easily find them on google map. As far as drinking and driving it’s 0 tolerance, there were a couple occasions where we were having drinks at a bar or restaurant and the staff was worried and wanted to get us a cab. We explained to them that we were sleeping in a van. So yeah they don’t like the drinking and driving situation.
@@domgrimard thanks heaps
hows the snow! Looking forward to the 2025 season will be in Hokkaido hitting these resorts again!!
Lucky you, wish I could go again this winter.
Wow, really good
@@QaletaqaHopi thank you 😃
So sick, got me hyped for an upcoming trip next year
@@DarkCl0ud30 awesome! Happy for you man! Unfortunately I can’t go back this winter but definitely going back again and again! What part of Japan are you going to shred?
@@domgrimard Dang! Headed there with a buddy to hang in Otaru to ski 2 days Kiroro, then over to Niseko for 1-1.5 days between Moiwa/Niseko/Rusutsu depending on crowds near the end of Jan 2025.
Got any backcountry suggestions for Kiroro (or Moiwa/Niseko)? It's just the two of us which I know can be tough to split cost wise with less than 4-5 people. We may be interested in trying to do a half/single day of lift assisted guiding at Kiroro/Niseko/Moiwa
@@DarkCl0ud30 we didn’t really go backcountry touring in Kiroro, everything you in the video was inbounds. As far as Niseko, not a big fan, would definitely avoid Grand Hirafu if I were you, too expensive and you spend most of your time in line! Annapuri is pretty sick though but we didn’t go last winter, We went to Moiwa again, not super steep but you get fresh tracks all day!! Rusutsu I’ve never been but heard great things. Near Niseko you can get in touch with Luisniseko (Luis Reid) on instagram and he’ll bring you split boarding for cheap is he’s not giving lessons. But if you want my personal advice, when you’re done with Kiroro just drive to Furano, that place is unreal! Steep, deep, no crowds, the town rules with great nightlife and tones of restaurants and cheap Airbnb’s. There’s a lot of guides for backcountry in that area that you can easily find on instagram. It’s my personal favorite resort in Japan, every time I leave I almost cry hahaha
I lost trust in youtube, because it only recommends shit, but this video is a hidden gem, thanks guys, you made my and my buddies day!
We really hope some day we do a trip like yours, thou it is complicated, so now we stick to Alps.
Thank you! Do everything you can to get there, you won’t regret it!
I know.. but the only way to go there is to make lots of footage somewhere else, that I can gradually send in messages to my wife while I am Japan. She is huge fan of Japan and her dream is to go there, and if I go alone, guess I won't have to come back 🙂
@ hahah I like where your heads at! See my wife hates the fact that I go to Japan because I leave her alone with the kids for two weeks. Gonna have to wait a couple years to go back.
Complètement fou ! Magnifique !
Merci Seb!
please come and experience the best snow again☃️❄️
from japan
@@ゆかり-t8e we will come back without a doubt!
Just booked a Niseko trip and this vid got me so hyped!
@@jacksonpressick3834 awesome! Enjoy your trip man! We loved Moiwa, less crowded and cheaper than the rest of the Niseko resorts.
@@domgrimard sweet I’m in Sapporo a week before Niseko so I’ll be sure to check it out
Such a sick vid. So glad this popped up on my recommendations. Getting me so hyped for my next trip in feb.
I love finding the hkdden gems and avoiding the crowds. Much like you guys as well it seems.
I would love to hire a van and drive around but i heard tolls and fuel is expensive. May i ask how long your trip was and roughly how much it cost for such a large round trip in the rv ? Looks konda worth it for the experience anyway i think.
@@teighandoughty1573 thanx for your comment! The van was around 3K for 2 weeks, so about 1k each since we were 3. As far as gaz, same price here in Canada. All together my two week trip cost me just under 8k. In my opinion the van is worth it because it makes you completely free to follow the storms around, no need to book a hotel or realize that there’s no vacancy where you want to go. Although we did take a couple airbnb’s on this trip just so we could have a proper night of sleep, shower, do laundry… hope this helps and feel free if you have anymore questions.
Amazing!
@@paulkl7671 thank you!
What date you went? Planning a ski rip to Japan in 2026. Dope Video!!
@@captaincarter0190 thank you, we went from January 2 to January 17. As long as you go between January and February you’ll get great conditions. Have fun!
Freaking awesome!!!! Any advice on renting a RV during winter in Hokkaido? Were you able to use the water and get steady electricity? Thanks so much for the tips.
@@MrDoom4all we rented our RV in Narita (Tokyo) we don’t fly directly to Sapporo in case the weather is good in the Japanese alps (Hakuba, Myoko) but this time it wasn’t when we got there so we put the RV on a ferry to get to Hokkaido. So i’m not familiar with the RV companies on Hokkaido, i’ve heard they’re more expensive than when you get it on the mainland. We did not use the water although you can use the 5 gallon container they give you, just think that the piping might freeze during the day when you’re not heating the van…. Electricity never had a problem, they have dual battery system and I would plug all my chargers overnight and never ran out of power.
What was the Cameras you used to film this besides the go pro stuff ? Looks good quality. Loved the film, I went to Japan this year, have 5 weeks next year over there. Pow pow
Thanx! 😊 I used a Sony RX100 VII a super compact yet very powerful camera. Then I had the dji mini 3 pro for all the drone shots and the film was captured on a Bolex B8, a super tiny 8mm (double 8) camera. Not a super 8 camera. There’s also a bunch of iphone clips here and there. Wish I had 5 weeks in Japan, this trip was 17 days. Trying to convinced my wife to have more time on my next visit there, two weeks insn’t enough!
楽しそう！思い出した、俺も行きたい！
Oh it’s super fun and I will definitely go again!
Great video dude, got me excited about my upcoming trip to Japan. What video recording equipments did you use? Cheers!
@@yuikam0 thanx, most of it was filmed on the Sony RX100 vii, perfect compact camera for traveling. Expensive but very powerful!! Then Gopro max for all the selfie stuff. Some iphone footage here and there. A DJI Mini 3 pro and last but not least a Bolex B8 for all the motion picture film stuff you see in the video. I would rather shoot on 16mm film as opposed to 8mm but the B8 is so small.
Guys, did it really take you 6 hours to go from Kokusai to Moiwa? Google Maps says 1.5 hours. I was planning on staying around Niseko and exploring a bunch of resorts all around - Kokusai, Kiroro, Rusutsu. But with multi-hour drives that's impossible...
Amazing video though!
@@thoughtsandprayers i was going through the comments and thought I already replied to you. Don’t know why my response isn’t here but yeah it does not take that long, you’re right, approximately 1.5 hours, but when the roads are clear and you just go from point A to B, the time that I put there is from the moment we stopped riding to the exact time we made it to the other location. We went to the Onsen, restaurant and we encountered the strongest storm Hokkaido had got in the past 16 years.
Hey, awesome video, im going to do a similair trip coming january. I was wondering which airbag backpack you were using. And also any tips on some relatively easy and safe splitboarding tours?
I didn’t have an airbag, non of us had one, only beacons, probes, shovels and some knowledge. As far as private backcountry tours it all depends where you wanna go. Can you tell me which area you’re going to?
@@domgrimard I'll be going to rusutsu and niseko on the trip, thanks for the rest of the information!
@@sem_z315try to get in touch with luisniseko on instagram, most likely your best bet with resonnable rates considering that everything is much more expensive than anywhere else haha. We like to avoid Niseko…
went last year for a month and had a blast. Currently planning 2025/26 for 3 months. My favs were probably furano and I have a weird soft spot for sapporo teine.
@@dianaa8125 nice! Yeah Furano id also my favorite resort. It has everything! Never been to Teine, next time we go i’ll have to make a stop there.
WOW! This was fucking epic,I loved watching this!you guys are WILD! Music selection fire! and now I am very excited to go to Japan to go snowboard,Love from a South African girl ;) in the future I shall join!
@@chanti3361 thank you so much for these kind words! You’ll love Japan no doubt about it!
Epic trip, if you were doing a sapporo based trip what resorts would you hit?
@@Saelenkmith kiroro, Sapporo Kokusai are very close and super fun but Furano is definitely the best one out of the three!
@@domgrimard thanks !
this was awesome!! How'd you plan such a trip?
@@0xCUBE a lot of preparation went down! Couple years to plan everything out. Feel free to ask me specific questions.
Awesome video Dom, made me reminisce on my many road trips done in hokkaido and dream of going back. What was the camper van company you rented with?
disregard just seen the credits hahah
@@minchin8haha yeah, they’re in Narita though, we took a 17 hour ferry to bring that camper to Hokkaido. We wanted to have the option to go to the Japanese alps as well so that’s why we rented the van there.
@@domgrimard damn thats a big effort for a short trip, been thinking of checking out the tohoku region but not sure I can go past that hokkaido pow
Amazing bro ⛩️😍
Cheers! Can’t wait to go back!!
@@domgrimard 🙌🏻🙌🏻
when you hiked up furano bowl did you overtake a kid and his dad walking up with skis?
looks like the day we hiked up, incredible snow
@@kane-vn6bn we sure did! Was this you guys?
@@domgrimard certainly was! back there in 6 weeks for a few months! you heading back?
so happy you put this up, epic video, thank you!
@@kane-vn6bnsick! Unfortunately I can’t go this winter but definitely going back soon!
@@domgrimard when you do drop a line if you like.
What font you using? Sick edit btw.
@@Gphdigz thank you! Very good question, I would have to open the project again because i’m not sure which one this is.
Hey man sick vid! Trying to plan a first boys trip out there after a school ski trip, a bit stressful trying to find one spot, let alone doing something like this. Do you think Myoko holds enough for us to do a week-two week trip, so far it seems like the best Japanese experience. Cheers, enjoy your dauntingly long wait for the next trip
@@marleyfa thank you for the comment! Frankly I prefer Hokkaido as it’s a 90% chance of great pow where as Myoko will most most likely be a 50-50, they do get rain sometimes. So I would suggest if you wanna take a trip in the Japanese Alps, go late January. That way you’ll increase your chances of pure Japow snow. No one likes to go to Japan for heavy wet snow!
Hey Dom I love your Video and just booked a flight to sapporo 2025 february, was wondering was it tricky to drive in the snowy conditions?
@@XRabidNlnjaX to be honest it can be, especially when your not on main roads. You’ll find the streets to be super narrow sometimes so it can get a little tricky when a car is coming towards you in the other direction. So watch out for that and make sure you get a 4x4 vehicle and your international drivers license.
@@domgrimard do you have any recomendations for rental companies?
@@XRabidNlnjaX well the rv that we rented was in Narita (near Tokyo) So I couldn’t tell you a particular company near Sapporo. I’ve done some research before and I know that there’s a few. They tend to be a little pricier than any rental companies on Honshu for some reason.
Nice clip duuude
@@VilmaLindblom thank you! 🙏🏻
my goal now is to live in hokkaido indefinitely once I hit retirement at 43
@@simunator i’m 43 right now, certainly not retired yet, I wish though.
Back to Hokkaido back country in Jan 💪 👍 japow
@@ScrotieHongKong awesome enjoy the pow!
What was your favourite venue on Hokkaido?
@@romvanstolk3605 venue as in what resort? If so, Furano by far is my favorite resort! Big, steep, and not as crowded as other resort we tend to avoid such as Niseko.
Ça vas! Vous avez dormi au RV même?
Presque toutes les nuits sauf 2 ou 3 nuits où nous avons loué des airbnb.
this was fuckin awesome fellas
Thank you!
👏🏻❄️🏂
Good work. But I see a few of your pow runs are under the lifts. You ever wonder why those are untouched? Because it's prohibited to ride under the chairs. While you guys are giving hi five those Japanese in the lift are probably saying something else
What can I say, sometimes when you see untouched pow it’s hard to avoid it. We just couldn’t help ourselves!
Says who. in Europe you ride wherever you wan't.
It’s not “Mata Ne.” It’s Mata ni, but the “i” is pronounced as “e”. Another example is “Kita.” Kita is pronounced as “ke-ta.” Mata ni, that’s the feminine pronunciation. The masculine version is “mata na!”
Another word to say when conveying “see ya” is “ja ni.” It’s pronunciation is “ja-ne.” The masculine version is “ja-na.”
@@Anukulous you could’ve said something before I put this movie online! Hahah just kidding.
@@domgrimard sorry i saw your video in a random list and loved it. It’s a tiny error that people outside of Japan won’t catch. 😎👍🏻
@@Anukulous to be honest I wasn’t sure how to spell it so I googled it. Never saw it the way you mentioned it.
sugoi desne~!!!!🎌🎿☃🗾🍻🍜⛷🦿❤🔥
I don’t know what Sugoi-Desne means haha
@@domgrimard Sugoi means amazing🤩
@@eegomgomhee1967oh nice! arigato gozaimasu!
@@domgrimard doumo-!😁You're welcome