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Backcountry Touring

Escape the resorts and experience untouched lines and Hokkaido’s world-famous powder! Our guides will take your group to one of many touring locations, carefully selected each day to offer the best possible conditions.

✓ 1-4 Participants

✓ Intermediate level and above

✓ Avalanche gear available

Niseko Area

¥115,000 (¥125,000 Peak)

Departing from the Niseko area, your guide will pick you up from your accommodation and take you straight to the trailhead. With numerous mountains right on our doorstep, the Niseko area is a playground of deep snow and exciting lines.

Logistics/Time
  • 08:00 – 15:00
  • Pick up/drop off from your accommodation at 08:00 or earlier if required
Locations
  • Touring trailheads within a 1hr drive or Niseko.
Kit/equipment
  • Avalanche safety equipment (beacon, probe & shovel) is required. Rental is available on request.
Touring equipment
  • Skis – with a touring binding and skins
  • Snowboard – A splitboard with skins or Snowshoes and a solid board
  • Rental touring equipment is available with our partner rental company.
Skill/Fitness Level
  • You should be able to ski/ride black runs in the resort and have an intermediate ability in off piste terrain.
  • Fitness: A good level of fitness is required to be able to tour uphill and ski/ride off piste for a full day in cold, severe weather.
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Yotei-zan

¥120,000 (¥135,000 Peak)

The iconic stratovolcano at the heart of Niseko is an adventure that should be at the top of everyone’s list—a day out you won’t forget. Yotei is a true challenge that will test your technical ability, mindset, and fitness. But it’s all worth it when you drop into the crater and enjoy powder turns all the way to the bottom!

Logistics/Time
  • 07:00 – 16:00
  • Pick up/drop off from your accommodation at 07:00 or earlier if required.
Locations
  • Yotei touring trailheads within a 1hr drive or Niseko.
Kit/equipment
  • Avalanche safety equipment (beacon, probe & shovel) is required. Rental is available on request.
Touring equipment
  • Skis – with a touring binding and skins
  • Snowboard – A splitboard with skins or Snowshoes and a solid board
  • Rental: Rental touring equipment is available with our partner rental company.
Skill/Fitness Level
  • You should be able to ski/ride black runs in the resort and have an intermediate ability in off piste terrain.
  • A very good level of fitness is required to be able to tour uphill and ski/ride off piste for a full day in cold, severe weather.
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Hokkaido Powder Tour

¥140,000 (Minimum of 2 day booking)

Our bespoke powder tour is the perfect way to explore the mountains of central Hokkaido. The snow here is colder, drier, and just as deep as in Niseko! Based in the Asahikawa area, you’ll have access to incredible locations in every direction—north, south, east, and west. Your guide will take you to quiet local resorts with no one else around, or to untouched mountains offering the deep turns you’ve been dreaming of.

Logistics/Time
  • 07:00 – 16:00
  • Pick up/drop off from the airport and transport to Asahikawa is available on request. Extra fee applys.
  • Daily pick up/drop off from your accommodation at 07:00 or earlier if required.
Locations
  • Based out of the Asahikawa area.
  • Resorts: Asahidake, Furano, Pippu, Kamui ski links and Kurodake
  • Touring locations: Daisetsuzan mountains, Asahidake area and North of Asahikawa
Kit/equipment
  • Avalanche safety equipment (beacon, probe & shovel) is required. Rental is available on request.
Touring equipment
  • Skis – with a touring binding and skins
  • Snowboard – A splitboard with skins or Snowshoes and a solid board
  • Rental: Rental touring equipment is available with our partner rental company.
Skill/Fitness Level
  • You should be able to ski/ride black runs in the resort and have an intermediate ability in off piste terrain.
  • A very good level of fitness is required to be able to tour uphill and ski/ride off piste for a full day in cold, severe weather.
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Intro to Backcountry (Locals)

If you and your crew are keen to explore the mountains beyond the resort in a fun and safe way, this is for you. Our guides will cover trip planning, uphill and downhill techniques, terrain assessment, avalanche awareness, and rescue skills—all while enjoying a great day out in the Niseko backcountry.

¥30,000 per person (4 – 8 people)

Logistics/Time
  • 08:00 – 15:00
  • 2 day programme
  • Pick up/drop off from the designated meeting point at 08:00 or earlier if required.
Locations
  • Touring trailheads within a 1hr drive or Niseko.
Kit/equipment
  • Avalanche safety equipment (beacon, probe & shovel) is required. Rental is available on request.
Touring equipment
  • Skis – with a touring binding and skins
  • Snowboard – A splitboard with skins or Snowshoes and a solid board
  • Rental touring equipment is available with our partner rental company.
Skill/Fitness Level
  • You should be able to ski/ride black runs in the resort and have an intermediate ability in off piste terrain.
  • Fitness: A good level of fitness is required to be able to tour uphill and ski/ride off piste for a full day in cold, severe weather.
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Backcountry Accreditations:

*Off Peak 1st Dec – 15th Dec & 17th Feb – 31st Mar 2026

During the Christmas/NY & Chinese NY periods we will only be accepting Full day lessons
Christmas: 16 December 2025 – 4 January 2026 Chinese NY: 25 January – 8 February 2026