We have 22 years experience guiding private groups in Hokkaido and live here year round. We allow flexibility with our itineraries so that you will ski the best possible powder on the day.

A lot of work goes into putting a trip together so that it runs seamlessly. We are partnered with a registered Hokkaido travel agent who securely books all the accommodation and transport for you.

We will put together custom packages for you based on the type of skiing that you want to do. Custom trips allow you to choose who you want to ski with, the dates you want to ski and the accommodation that you want to stay in.

Our guides bring together a collective experience gained from years working for guiding operations in Japan and abroad. They are certified through their individual country’s guiding associations as ski guides, or full mountain guides IFMGA/UIAGM.

The powder season in Hokkaido is from the end of December into early March. High season is January 15 to February 15.

Generally it snows more around the western area of the island such as Niseko and Sapporo, although the Daisetsuzan mountains in Central Hokkaido get similar amounts of snow due to their higher elevations.

These trips will have some lift served skiing, either to access the backcountry from a resort at the start of the day, or on storm days where we may use the lifts a bit more to maximize our time descending.

Backcountry skiing is in non-lift accessed areas, where we will be skinning for turns in more remote locations.

We only guide private groups on dates of their choosing.

Yes. For customers looking for a package which combines accommodation and airport transfers, we work in partnership with a local Hokkaido based travel agent.

Until October we are only taking multi-day bookings of 4 or more days. From November we will be acceping single day bookings.