You have researched on where to ski in Hokkaido but are not sure which area suits you best.

There are many guiding companies that offer similar ski trips in Hokkaido. Most advertise certain dates and for mixed groups.

What are their qualifications of the guides and how long has the operation been guiding in Japan?

There are many details to put your dream trip together but are overwhelmed by all the information online and don't know where to start.

We have 19 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 20 to February 10.

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.

We regard freeride skiing as off-piste riding at the resorts. We still recommend skins for these trips, but the focus is skiing and getting as many quality turns as we can.

Backcountry skiing is mostly non-lift accessed skiing, where we will be skinning for turns in more remote locations. It may include a one ride up on the lift at the start of the day.

We only guide private groups on dates of their choosing.

Yes. Some groups book their accommodation and then book our guiding services separately.

Until October we are only taking multi-day bookings of 4 or more days. Between the January 20 and February 10 we are only taking bookings for 6 guided days until October. From November we will be acceping single day bookings.