Volcano Split Boarding Adventure in Japan

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In this video we're split boarding up Mt Yotei in Niseko Japan. Mt Yotei is a Volcano here in Niseko that you can split board to the top and snowboard down into the crater. I'm riding the Jones Solution split board, which Andreas at Comor sports in Whistler helped me set up. I'm up split boarding with my friends TJ, Bo and Brent who are also riding Jones split boards.

[@davidcantu9727]

Sick vid, man. Love the Japan videos. You’d probably have good reasons to not do it, but if you split board again it’d be awesome to have local Niseko Time displayed at each cut of the video just to get an idea of what time it is at each spot/how much time it’s taking you all. You’re the master at these, so it’s a humble suggestion from a fan. Keep up the great work! Hoping to maybe catch ya in Whistler late March.

[@droggel7]

I would love a board review by Tj of David's selfmade snowboard that would be epic 🤙🏼

[@michelefranciotta]

Guys! Great experience and what a view! Life hack: while skinning up with your splitboards remember NOT to take steps as you were walking, do make your steps glide forward without getting your foot up in the air. That is going to save tons of energy throughout the day :)

[@Luca-ft1kv]

More difficult in deep pow, but for hardpacked or tracked snow like that its a definite leg saver

[@JoeJoe-C137]

Nice one guys.. it's a ball ache having to put all this together appreciate your work. Am sold on Japan! India in December for me but am saving up for Japan now aswell. Your great for the tourism!

[@TheBeesKnees]

I’m currently learning how to snowboard and your videos are not only giving me amazing tips but your vlogs are inspiring me beyond belief. Thank you thank you! 💕 I’m gonna be uploading my first snowboarding vlog next week! 🤩

[@issmodissmo1485]

Your fitness level is really good. would like to see more splitboard hikes

[@jbm2293]

Great videos guys! Splitboarding and ski touring are developing a lot and quickly in Europe. I did both splitboarding and ski touring (I'm a snowboarder but I used to ski when I was younger), both are great and with pros and cons and I still cannot decide which one I will go next time I go.. One of the things is splitboards are super heavy compare to skis... But the downhill in snowboard man!!

[@sammonson5393]

You guys should take them to Alta (ski only resort in Utah), keep them split up the lift and put them back together for the ride down

[@tastybassy8135]

Digging these Japan trip edits! The "day in the life" kinda thing is fun.

[@ellstackeradventures]

All the joys of snowboarding and ski

[@matthewmorris3603]

Happy to see you guys expand to some Splitboarding content. Suggestion: Do a review between Karakoram and Spark Bindings and segment it between touring up and riding down.

[@bartschiphorst2617]

Next time leave at 4AM, you'll make the summit and have great sunrise views

[@joshuaschaffer6371]

That looked pretty intense. Tons of fun though.

[@gorgieforgie8529]

Love your videos.. learning more along the way. Planning to try snowboarding since i play longboard. Thank you and more power👌👌👌

[@BigACTB]

I've already been back to Japan for 5 seasons since 2015, usually in January and February. 99% of a time is snowy & cloudy day. But this season I was there during Jan10-19, 2019 (almost the same time as u guys). The weather this year is so different. There were many bluebird days and a lot less snow. Even tho, it's still great snow amount compare to many other places, the snow was a few meters less than last season. Thus, I wish you guys come back to Niseko again next season and hopefully u'll see the real awesome Niseko Japow!! :D

[@eldrs-]

You guys got so lucky with bluebird weather like that! We saw the top of yotei for 2 minutes on a 13 day trip there. Wasn't even a possibility to try and don't that hike. Thanks for the vid!

[@inmotion_snow]

that must have been a challenging hike!! cant wait to try this one day

[@ellstackeradventures]

Looks ruff

[@inmotion_snow]

@@ellstackeradventures dude, I tried it... its gnarly!! didn't get to the top. would like to one day..........

[@ellstackeradventures]

@@inmotion_snow :)

[@JohnathanBuckhouse]

Get it guys!!!! Looks so fun out there

[@ellstackeradventures]

I know wish we were there

[@Kerthil]

Wow, that's awesome! Are you supposed to lift boards while you're walking? I thought thechnique should be more like cross-country skiing with this sliding skis on a snow without lifting them. This should be faster and less tiring.

[@RobGams]

Sick video guys. Split-boarding looks fun and a different take on the mountain. Cool to see you guys trying new things out and new adventures. Yew🤙🏼.

[@xpand86]

Best video from the trip

[@StArTy22]

This is the one I been waiting for! Nice work. I’m so getting into this splitboarding! 🏂❄️👌🏼

[@user-dv1xn6ne5q]

Thanks for sharing awesome video !

[@Ectrosynt]

Great video Kevin! What a way to spend a day!

[@mthai00]

Heyo Kevin! Was awesome running into you guys today at niseko. Just commented to tj but figured I should post here too. If you guys haven’t already, definitely check out the haru no taki area. It’s open for riding, take ace pair lift #1 and go left off the lift. You’ll see an open gate where the orange tape is removed. Some great powder tree runs into an open pow field. Thanks again for all the awesome videos! And thanks for stopping when I yelled and chased you guys down ✊

[@robotfan2626]

finally I know what is splitboard used for

[@drew5409]

narly mann, what board is sick as all gets

[@ellstackeradventures]

Jones split

[@jasondesignmedia7495]

was looking forward to the split boarding vid very cool

[@gillianmariepearce]

What a beautiful day for an adventure!! great video :-D

[@annekecornee]

I was waiting for this one after the pic on facebook a few days ago. Was hoping it would be a little longer... How long did it take you to the starting point of the descent?

[@FighterInTheWind25]

Very cool!

[@mkvalentine1]

Great video. Love your channel. Just curious, since you have all of the avalanche gear and are therefore concerned about the risks, I thought the 5th rule of the avy course was to "get out of harms way" which means that only one person is on the run at a time. Looks like all of you were on the run at the same time.

[@jbm2293]

There's 0 risk where they snowboarded down

[@tastybassy8135]

More downtown Niseko!

[@Synovyx]

Holy crap! I never knew this split boarding was a thing! Can you use them as skis to go down hill as well?

[@leo_b3942]

Yeah you can which is great

[@Rhedz_C]

Yeeewww watchin now SnowboarskiProCamp. Lol

[@grapechowder5445]

Hey guy have fun in Japan

[@slydog1058]

For those that haven't been to Japan this hike would have been hard work. Decent sized mountain...

[@_im_javi]

Great video

[@bertman4]

Nice. Daylight hours are short so yeah, you needed to start earlier to reach the crater. So... did you get corn and mayonnaise on your pizza?

[@SnowboardProCamp]

Thanks for the tip. Haha, full veggie pizza. Missed the corn and mayo ☹️

[@micahwaller880]

That was really cool, my sisters where in Japan about the same time you got there! So with the sticky thing on the bottom of the split board, does it lose its stickiness after one use? Do you have to replace it every time?

[@Neural1987]

Comone HD go go go !!!

[@ellstackeradventures]

HD

[@kingcole8551]

Cool

[@thirawatboonrin737]

it look hot there,but it -24 here

[@dewisselspeler9080]

You should snowboard down into the crater, jk

[@chriskokkalis2063]

People actually do that

[@brianantnssn5177]

A lot actually, snowboard down and hikeback out

[@ellstackeradventures]

Japow

[@tacticalxxpanda]

oh yea yea

[@wj6565]

De wissel Speler that’s Bo’s job haha

[@mlntdrv]

Hey guys. Do you test the snow layers behaviour besides wearing airbags?

[@heatherm6576]

Cool video

[@Bad_Riders]

I need a split board... Bad!!!

[@kahelekoki6215]

Do you guys think that trail could handle boot hiking?

[@requi3m10]

Hey Kevin, me and the crew are about to head up to Yotei this weekend. Were doing snowshoes instead of splitboard in your opinion you think it'll be alright? Also why didnt you guys go all the way to the summit?

[@matvolk7884]

Do you guys recommend detuning a snowbaord that I use for park but also take it out of the park as well?

[@icer71]

Great vid ..but for the cost of all the gear and the amount you got to carry .. I think I'll stick to hiking them hills

[@d00cee60]

Dope

[@chriskokkalis2063]

How much time did it get you to reach where you started snowboarding?

[@boardingurban]

What's an airbag?

[@MiniTrashCreations]

Is it possible to get to the top of the mountain without a split board? Gonna be in Niseko next week

[@inmotion_snow]

Yes, but the alternative is snow shoes. Would not recommend it with boots only

[@oss1829]

can you do a review on the capita mercury please :)

[@ellstackeradventures]

This is such a great video !!! So cool to see u split boarding #skiprocamp

[@jacobj1517]

No skiprocamp

[@allenjernejcic6516]

👍

[@jakaberdajs730]

Dude you have skins on you dont need to make a 90° angle for switchbacks and shorter slides as you save a tons of energy... Try going split boarding with no poles or skins in 60cm pow... Thats tough... We had to do it about 2 years back when we missed a turn and ended up on a drop onto rocks. Took us good 2 hours but the send was worth it at the end

[@MissGlassButterfly]

What was the red thing for you put under the skis of your split board? Sorry just don’t know anything about split boarding or what that’s for and curious.

[@Kerthil]

It's called skins, it has such a structure that it doesn't let skiis go backwards when you're climbing while it doesn't stop moving forward - high friction in one direction, low in the other. The name comes from seals skins that were used before syntethic were invented, cause the seals fur was "biting" into the snow. Later he had to take ot off because it would make him slower while descending.

[@kaibeattie1488]

how long did you ski for?

[@Cats1234-i3c]

Where do I get a splitboard?

[@augustgueulette1913]

I have never split boarded but what was that tape on the bottom ???of the skis

[@jamiemacdonald8643]

They are made of like a fabric material so that when they are hiking up it gives them grip

[@jbm2293]

Used to be seal skins ;) back in the days. It's stuck in one way and glide on the other way (not that much though)

[@jesseklueckmann9892]

Can someone please explain to me why you wouldn't just carry your board on your pack and walk straight up the hill?

[@inmotion_snow]

depends on the snow, usually its powder and even a little bit makes it for a tough hike... snow shoes or split boards are the options.

[@MuratOzbayraktar]

Where is David all day? At the children's park? =D

[@Camus318]

Murat Özbayraktar he had a knee injury. Check his videos

[@AydinOdyakmaz]

Nice but why eat pizza with sticks , you wouldn't eat sushi with a fork ;)

[@emilis.vaitkevicius]

360p SQUAD!

[@ellstackeradventures]

Lol

[@konradfoster6498]

gg

[@TheBrotherPrime]

SkiBoardProCamp

[@justaspectatorpassingthrou6108]

Theese videos are nice i dont get why your views are lower than it should be.

[@nickshea649]

Bro you know those aren’t union bindings right lol

[@emil4762]

First

[@BimmerDudeXi]

Splitboarding does not look fun at all. You could of probably hiked that like you do at Whistler and got to the top. But I get it you're doing it for the adventure.

[@jonassjveianhalvorsen146]

Hike in 30 cm powder? Good luck

[@ellstackeradventures]

I know lol so much work

[@toony_grant]

Hiking on a splitboard is just way more efficient than hiking with only boots...

[@toony_grant]

Hiking on a splitboard is just way more efficient than hiking with only boots...

[@jacobj1517]

Ikr

[@mrkratosyt627]

EW SKIS! Gross