Something for everyone
We believe we have a little something for everyone with our range of tours, we cater to all levels of touring experience in the backcountry and always include skill development as a crucial part of our trips.
Most importantly, we try and cater different tours to different levels of experience. Whether you’re a lifelong backcountry enthusiast or just starting out on your journey, we have a trip that will suit your needs and connect you with other like minded individuals.
If you are confused about which tour works best for you, feel free to reach out to discuss your options, or read more about our grading.
See you in Japan!
Backcountry Ski Tours Hokkaido
Backcountry skiing is in our DNA. We have a life time of skiing and adventuring in out of the way places and pioneered guided backcountry tours in central Hokkaido in 1984.
Without doubt, the Tokachi mountains and the Asahi Dake area have some of the best, most consistent powder skiing on the planet. Here light dry snow dumps for months on end. It is cold, it is dry and it is deep.
With the presence of smoking volcanoes and an insight into this unique culture, you have the ingredients for the backcountry powder skiing holiday of a lifetime.
We also provide backcountry guiding from the resorts we visit, including Furano, Kamui, Sahoro, Kuro Dake & Tomamu.
Tours 2027
“Our group of six from the U.S. had a great time on our Furano trip with Alpine Backcountry Guides. The snow and skiing were amazing, the guides were excellent, and the customer service was first rate. They accommodated different interest/skill levels on the slopes with some resort-only skiers, while providing the more advanced backcountry skiers all we could handle! Shout out to Kaspar, our lead guide, who worked hard to ensure we all had a great time!”
“Thank you once again for a great trip – we thoroughly enjoyed it and gave us some of the best skiing we’ve had in Japan – which says a lot!”
“Five days of guiding with Sam was fantastic. He really knows a lot of great areas and found fresh tracks every day (every run!) despite a lack of new snow. Very professional, friendly and helpful. Would definitely recommend and use again! Thanks guys!”
“We had an amazing ski day with alpine backcountry guides. Starting from booking for our large group (9 people), Kasper was extremely accommodating and easy to work with, even when we had to swap out a group member due to injury. Our guides: Jimmy and Nicole were punctual, friendly, knowledgeable, and super fun. They showed us great terrain, brought great snacks, and gave us great tips. Would highly recommend alpine backcountry guides to advanced skiers looking for assistance finding sweet skiing lines in hokkaido”
Guided Day Tours
We provide private guided day trips for customers staying in the Furano region. We offer a wide array of options for clients including:
Lift and Sidecountry
Lift and Backcountry
Intro to Backcountry
Pure Backcountry
Lifts & Backcountry
Our aim is to find the best powder snow for you to enjoy. To do this, there are times when all we need to do is catch a lift, and use our intimate knowledge of the resorts to farm the lift accessed powder to the maximum. But when that is done, and the deep glades outside the resort are calling with dry fresh powder, it is time to get the skins out and use a combination of lifts and touring to keep the powder skiing dream alive.
Accordingly, our guides will look to take you off piste when that is the best option. For example, after a resort introduction with your guide, you can choose between continuing to ski the lifts, or you can join your guide and explore the superb nearby backcountry. We have a full range of backcountry equipment available at a 10% discount for all tour packages and our guides will help you safely ski the backcountry, as well as teaching you how to use the equipment.
Custom Private Trips
Learn more about our personalised private tours.
Tokachi Mountains