Airboarding in Minakami

There seems to be a constant quest to find new, exhilarating ways to hurl yourself down a mountain. If you have tried all the others and still find yourself thirsting after more thrills then airboarding could be for you.

Inflatable body boards with runners underneath that give you the ability to steer become your new best friend as you hurtle down the slopes of one of Minakami's resorts under the watchful eye of your Kappa Club guide.

Things start of easily as you try some gentle slopes, learning how to get control of your airboard. As your confidence and ability pick up so do the speed and steepness. Airboarding is real white knuckle stuff - you find yourself clinging on as you try to coax your board to bend to your will. All too often it seems to have a mind of its own but you will have a big grin fixed to your face the entire time.

This may not be a sport for life but a get a group together and you will have an awesome day out inches off the snow.