Refuge

宝来小屋

Hokkaido · Japon0 mUnguardedVerified listing

The place

Horai Hut (宝来小屋, "treasure to come") in the central mountains of Hokkaidō, Yoichi/Sapporo area, at 818 m elevation. Unstaffed timber shelter used on hiking and backcountry ski routes across Mount Yoichi or Mount Teine. Boreal forest zone of birch and Sakhalin fir, with heavy winter snowfall.

The setting

Central Hokkaidō, Yoichi/Sapporo, 818 m, boreal birch/Sakhalin fir forest, backcountry skiing.