Hokkaido Powder Tour
Ski waist deep powder, summit volcanoes, take a soak in the natural hot springs and enjoy great food; these are just some of the highlights of this tour.
Don’t expect to be in one place for the entire trip. This is a road trip to the absolute best locations throughout Hokkaido, away from the crowds to explore areas of the backcountry where even locals rarely go. With more than 10 seasons experience guiding in Hokkaido’s Backcountry, you can be certain you will be skiing the best and deepest Japan has to offer.
These tours operate in February for the longer days and more stable weather. This gives you more daylight to ski bigger objectives while experiencing the same quality of Hokkaido's famous powder snow.
Ideally these tours are suited to PRIVATE GROUPS who all have similar fitness & ability. However you may apply as a SOLO TRAVELLER or SMALL GROUP to see if you can be matched with an existing group.
Ability & Fitness
This tour is suited to
high-intermediate to advanced skiers & snowboarders (in powder, not on-piste) who are happy to earn their turns. Whilst lifts will be used in some cases to gain elevation, this is primarily a backcountry tour.
Participants should have a
very good level of fitness and be able to
achieve 1,500m of vertical ascent per day and
ideally have some backcountry experience.
All participants must have their own equipment and know how to use it.
Backcountry Equipment Required
Aurora Backcountry strongly encourage you to bring as little as
possible. During travel days all the luggage has to be able to
fit into the vans, so if you have too
much stuff this can be difficult and very
uncomfortable with 6 people.
Here is a list of what touring equipment the guides recommend that you
bring:
Equipment
- Touring skis
- Skins
- Poles
- Boots
Backpack Stuff
- Transceiver
- Probe
- Shovel
- A proper day touring backpack - 20-30 litres
- Camera
- Headlamp
- Ski straps
