- Date: 2025 21st(FRI) February to 24th(Mon)
- Venue: Aza Shimonuma Horonobe Hokkaido (In front of Visitor center)
- Organising Authority: Executive Committee of Hurikamnui Horonobe 2025 and KBFJ
- Supported: Horonbe town, Horonobe Tourism Association, Horonobe “Machi HIto Shigoto Sousei kaigi” etc
- Race: Snowkite endurance race: Lap long distance course (ex. 9km triangle 5 Laps) as first as you can. Fastest participant is the winner.
- Rule: Rule document can be downlorded here
- Participants Eligibility: Snowkiter or Kiteboarder who can make stable upwind run.
- Participants: 40 people (5 priority seat for ladies) in order of arrival.
- Entry Fee：16,000 JPY (incl.Party and free lunch 29th to 2nd)
- How to Entry：Fill up following form. Then submit until
10th/February/2024 - Organizer office：X-FLY inc.
TEL. +81-465-79-1870
e-mail: info@x-fly.jp - Local Offfice：Horonobe town office（Local information only）
TEL +81-1632-5-1113
e-mail: Hideki.Iiyama@town.horonobe.lg.jp - Accommodation：Organizer wil introduce accommodation （Bed and 2 meals）
- Access：JR Horonobe station
Wakkanai Airport～Bus～Wakkanai station～Horonobe station 2 hours
Asahikawa Airport～Bus～Asahikawa station～Horonobe station 3 hours half
Chitose Airport ～Chitose Airport station～Horonobe station 6 hours - For participants from abroad organizer could arrange car pool from Chitose airport.
Please contact to info@x-fly.jp. - There is shuttle bus from accommodation to race field during race.
- What’s Hurikamui：
“Hurikamui” is the huge monster bird appears in ”Ainu” (Local ethnic of Hokkaido)
mythology. Our good partner = huge kite looks like monster bird , doesn’t it?.
Provisional Program
21st Race office open, Registration, Official training and welcome reception.
22nd Race
23rd Race & Party (Maybe prize giving ceremony in the evening)
24th Optional extra day , Closing ceremony
Class：There 4 classes
Men’s Ski
Women’s Ski
Men’s Snowboard
Women’s Snowboard
Course：900ha flat pastue is our race field. We set 8 ~ 15km triangle course.
Participants lap it several times. Then compete time.
Equipments：Snowkite equipments, water, food, warm cloths and something keep you
warm in case of emergency.
Important rule：
Participants must be older than 16
Parents agreement required if you are younger than 18.
All participants has a duty to take part in each briefing.
Participants who are under the influence of alcohol or drag can’t start.
“Hurikamui Holonobe” Longest snowkite endurance race in largest snowkite is back! After 5 years of silence biggest snowkite race in Japan is back 2025 spring! Participants round 9km triangle course 5 wraps.