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, Sounkyo (Kuro Dake) & Tomamu.
Guided Day Tours
We run a day tour guiding service from our lodge in Tomamu with pick ups in Furano. We assess the weather and likely snow conditions in the region before offering a tour. Places fill quickly, so contact us to discuss availability.
“.....wanted to let you know that we are super duper happy with the organization of the trip as well as with the expertise and friendliness of Taku San . Everything is just perfect ..... ”
Backcountry Tours
Contact us for more details on our range of backcountry tours in central Hokkaido. Click on the links below for more details on each area.
“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!”
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 skins 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 this tour 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.
New Powder Road Trip