It's Cheating! with Chandler Kane | Owner of Stealth Backcountry Tours out of Japan

Published: March 2, 2021, 4 p.m.

Episode 48

Dark Starts backcountry splitboarding podcast presents the owner of Stealth Backcountry Tours, Chandler Kane.

  • Chandler started snowboarding in 1989, after seeing Jake Burton and Randy Gateno shred through a tree run he knew he was going to be snowboarding the rest of his life.
  • Founded Stealth Backcountry, offering tours in the Hokkaido mountains of Japan.
  • During the off-season, Chandler chases big storms and powder at Mammoth in California.

After life threw Chandler a few curve balls, he found himself booking a trip to go shred in Japan. Returning year after year, he fell in love with the culture and the mountains and decided to start Stealth Backcountry Tours. With years of experience riding in Japan, Chandler gives us amazing tips on gear and what hazards you might run into. So grab a drink and listen in!

Show links:

https://www.stealthbackcountry.com

https://www.instagram.com/stealth_backcountry/?hl=en

https://www.facebook.com/StealthBackcountryTours/

https://kingsnowmag.com/you-have-arrived-the-north-face-in-japan/

Episode 51

Dark Starts backcountry splitboarding podcast presents Ty Mills, founder and owner of All Aspects Alpine.

  • Ty was just the second person to ever become a certified ACMG ski guide in Canada on a splitboard.
  • He works for numerous guide services, including Eagle Pass HeliSkiing, 40tribes and Golden Alpine Holidays.
  • He also runs his own guide business All Aspects Alpine, which offers backcountry adventures in Canada and Internationally.

Ty loves to play in the mountains. Lazy powder turns, bootpacking up couloirs, laying skin tracks or shredding alpine lines are a few of his favourite things. This guide takes us around the world, sharing his adventures and giving us solid tips from his years as a multi-faceted mountain guide. We learned a lot and hope you will too!

Show links:

https://aaabackcountryguides.com/

https://www.instagram.com/tymills/

http://www.ogasaka-snowboard.com/index_e.html

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