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AVALANCHE Gear & SNOW TREKKING GEAR Rentals
Starting this season (2024-2025), we have started renting avalanche airbag backpacks.
Let’s enjoy the backcountry safely this season !
Asahikawa Ride offers a backcountry gear rental service.
Rental gear includes avalanche gear (avalanche equipment) such as beacons, shovels, probes and backpacks, and snow trekking gear such as snowshoes, snow hikes (ski shoes) and telescopic poles.
Asahikawa Ride has introduced a 24-hour rental service, so you can use it for 24 hours from the time you rent it.
For example, you can rent it in the afternoon of the first day and take a walk in the low mountains near Asahikawa, and the next day you can aim for Asahidake powder in the morning.
There is a special discount for guests staying at Guest House Asahikawa Ride! (The discount applies from the check-in date to the check-out date.)
Please make a reservation from the ”Application Form”.
Avalanche gear (equipment for avalanche) rental
・ We offer avalanche safety equipment including beacons, shovels, probes and backpacks. You can rent these items individually or as a set, with a discounted price for the set.
・ New for this coming season we have “BCA Float E2 35L” electric air bags available.
An airbag is the only thing that can protect you during an avalanche. The E2 system is very easy to use, gets multiple releases on a single charge.
BCA Float E2 is light and compact for an airbag pack and the 35L still has plenty of room for everything I need on a full day tour: shovel/probe, insulated layer, extra shell, lunch, water, and other small tools. Remarkable feature is the Stash pocket for easy access to a water bottle, gloves, or crampons without taking the pack off.
Why not use it for safe ski touring?
Snow trekking gear rental
・ Snow hike (ski shoes) is a short ski with a non-slip back. The floating heels allow you to climb the slopes like snowshoes and slide down the slopes. Suitable for strolling on snow in undulating areas. You can wear it with winter shoes or boots.
・There are two types of Asahikawa Ride snowshoes, MSR Lightning Ascent and MSR Revo Ascent. Lightning Ascent is the pinnacle of backcountry snowshoes, lightweight and climbing. The Revo Ascent is a model that combines the features of both Lightning and the classic EVO, and is a snowshoe with excellent grip and a durable structure.
・Crampons for skis and splitboards are ”SKEATS skin cleats”. It can be attached not only to skis and splitboards, but also to boots and shoes as simple crampons.
Fat skis with tour bindings and climbing skins (seals) for backcountry skiing are also available for rental.
Apply from the ski rental page!
Precautions
・ Our rental service requires a reservation. Please make a reservation by 20:00 the day before you rent.
We don’t accept same-day reservations or direct visits without reservations.
・ Please use the “Application Form” to make a reservation.
・ We will make a copy of your ID (driver’s license, passport, etc.) when you rent it.
・ “24 hours” means that you can use it 24 hours a day from lending to returning. It does not mean that the rental service is available anytime you want.
・The basic hours available is from 8:00 to 21:00.
・ We are very sorry, but our shop does not have staff on duty. We try to be at the store according to your scheduled visit date and time. Therefore, please be sure to contact us in advance if the date and time of your visit changes.
・ If the return time is significantly exceeded, a late fee will be charged.
・ Please be sure to contact us if the return time is likely to be changed.
・ Playing in the winter mountains is very dangerous. We are not responsible for accidents or injuries that are not caused by malfunction of tools.
・ The rental fee does not include insurance. If you need it, please insure by yourself.
・ If there is a problem with snow activities such as being drunk, we will refuse to lend.
・ If the tool is damaged or lost, the repair fee or the cost of purchasing a new equipment will be charged.
Cancellation / Reservation change
●A cancellation fee will be charged 5 days before the rental start date.
5 to 2 days before the rental start date | 50% |
The day before / the day / Cancel wituout notice | 100% |
●If the number of people or the breakdown changes, we will respond as flexibly as possible, but we may not be able to meet your request.
●If you cancel without notice, we will refuse to rent from the next time.
How to reserve
Due to the limited number of gear, it is not always possible to rent the tools you want.
Please be sure to fill in the reservation details column of the ”Application Form” and send it.
After confirming the contents, Asahikawa Ride will reply. The set discount will be applied automatically.