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Niseko · Hokkaido
Earn every turn
Guided ski touring and splitboarding across the Niseko range, Shiribetsu and Mount Yotei. Book the guiding on its own, or bring a photographer to capture the whole day.
Plan Your Day3
Touring regions
Dec–Mar
Touring season
Return
Transport from Niseko
The Setting
Quiet climbs, cold snow, and a mountain that rewards the effort.
Southwestern Hokkaido is built for touring. Open bowls, the famous shirakaba birch forests and pillow lines sit within an hour of the Niseko resorts, fed by some of the most consistent, driest snowfall on earth.
Every morning your guide reads the snowpack, the overnight snowfall, the wind, the weather and the avalanche conditions alongside your experience, then chooses the zone and the route that put you in the best snow of the day.
Foot-powered climbs, long untracked descents, and the kind of quiet you only find off the lifts.
The Climb
A steady skin track at a pace set for your group, with time to take in the view of the valleys and Yotei along the way.
The Terrain
Open bowls, spaced birch and natural features across the Niseko range and Shiribetsu, with a new zone whenever you book another day.
The Descent
Every line chosen for the conditions on the day. The reason you climbed, and the run you will be talking about at dinner.
Two Ways To Tour
Pure guiding, or the whole day captured
Every tour is led by experienced local guides from our trusted network, people we tour with ourselves. Choose the guiding on its own, or add a dedicated photographer.
Guiding Only
Guided Backcountry Touring
A full day of ski touring or splitboarding with a guide from our vetted network, built around your group and the conditions.
- Full day, 1 to 4 guests
- Zone and route chosen for the day's snow and weather
- Return transport from the Niseko area
Per group, per day
Niseko range & Shiribetsu¥160,000
Mount Yotei¥185,000
Guiding + Photography
Guided Touring with a Photographer
The same guided day, with one of our professional photographers joining the group to capture it from the skin track to the last turn.
- Everything in the guided day
- A dedicated professional photographer on the snow
- A full gallery of professionally edited images
Per group, per day
Niseko range & Shiribetsu¥160,000
Mount Yotei¥185,000
Your photographer+ ¥150,000
Tours run mid-December through March, snow and conditions permitting. Groups of 5 to 8 guests add ¥100,000 per day. A full video edit of your day is available for ¥240,000. Book several days and we will take you to a different zone each time.
Strong intermediate ability and above (comfortable on black runs and in off-piste terrain), with the fitness for a full day of climbing in cold mountain weather. Touring equipment and avalanche safety gear (beacon, shovel, probe) are not included and can be rented through our partners.
Touring With A Photographer
Beyond the boundary, one job each
Touring terrain asks everything of a guide: the snowpack, the route, the pace and the group, all day long. So when you add photography to a backcountry tour, it arrives as a second professional on the mountain, and your guide's focus stays entirely on the terrain.
Your Guide
Eyes on the mountain
The snowpack, the route, the pace and the group. Your guide's attention stays on the terrain and the decisions that shape the day, from the first step on the skin track to the last turn.
Your Photographer
Eyes on you
Free to chase the light, the angles and the moments in between. Keeping the energy high, and making sure the day you will remember is the day you get to keep.
The Crown Jewel
Mount Yotei, up close
A day on Yotei-zan, or “Ezo Fuji”, Niseko's iconic conical volcano, is a bucket list experience.
When the conditions line up, it is the day experienced backcountry tourers come for, and the day they will never forget. Hike to the rim, then ride into the crater, before descending another 1,600+ metres in a single run.
Full day, 1 to 4 guests¥185,000
Enquire About Yotei
How The Day Works
From the first message to the last turn
01
The Brief
Tell us your dates, your group's experience and whether you would like a photographer. We sort out any rental gear you need.
02
Read The Day
Your guide checks the snowpack, overnight snowfall, wind and weather, then chooses the zone and route for the day.
03
Climb & Descend
Pick-up from your accommodation, then a full day of climbs and descents at a pace set for your group.
04
Back To Niseko
Return transport to the Niseko area. With a photographer along, your edited gallery follows.
The Media
Relive the whole day
Your photographer captures the climbs, the views, the laughs at the transitions and every descent. Nothing to pose for and nothing to organise.
You leave with a full gallery of professionally edited, magazine-quality images. Add a video edit and we film the day from the trailhead to the final turn.
Plan Your Day
Tell us about your days on snow
Share your dates, your group and whether you would like a photographer along, and we will come straight back to plan the day with you.
