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Backcountry Ski Guides in Central Hokkaido

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Posted on Dec 7, 2023
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At HokkaidoWilds.org, we highly recommend employing the expertise and skills of a certified backcountry ski guide. Central Hokkaido is home to a number of highly experienced, internationally certified backcountry ski guides who can make your time in Hokkaido efficient in a number of ways - in addition to picking the perfect zones for the day's conditions, they can sort out transfers, reservations at amazing restaurants, recommend incredible onsen, and make your backcountry forays safer. Here's an evolving list of guides and guide operations to consider.

IFMGA/JMGA CERTIFIED GUIDES

Here’s a list of guides and guiding operations offering tours in central Hokkaido with internationally certified/recognized ski guides (alphabetical order).

Name Type
Black Diamond Tours Operator
ExploreShare.com Online Platform
Guide Office Nara Independent
Hokkaido Powder Guides (HPG) Operator
Mountain Flow Independent
Rising Sun Guides Operator
Whiteroom Tours Operator

OTHER GUIDES

There are a number of other guides in the central Hokkaido region, many locals with decades of experience guiding in the backcountry. See lists of such guides here.

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REGION: The general mountain/geographical region the route is in.

BEST MONTH(S): Time of year a route is suited to visiting. Some pop all season, some are more limited.

DIFFICULTY: How strenuous a route is, and how technical it is. Full details here.

FREERIDE/SKITOUR: Very subjective, but is a route more-of-a-walk-than-a-ski or the other way around? Some routes are all about the screaming downhill (freeride), some are more about the hunt for a peak or nice forest (ski-tour). Some are in between. 

MAIN ASPECT: Which cardinal direction the primary consequential slope is facing, that you might encounter on the route. More details here.

ROUTE TAGS: An eclectic picking of other categories that routes might belong to.

SEARCH BY LOCATION: You can find routes near your current location – just click on the crosshairs (). You may need to give permission to HokkaidoWilds.org to know your GPS location (don’t worry, we won’t track you). Or, type in a destination, such as Niseko or Sapporo or Asahikawa etc.

Please let us know how we can make it easier to narrow down your search. Contact Rob at rob@hokkaidowilds.org with your suggestions.

Backcountry Ski Guides in Central Hokkaido Difficulty Rating

Category

Grade

Points

Strenuousness

Vertical Gain

D

25

Time ascending

D

0

Technicality

Altitude

D

0

Hazards

D

0

Navigation

D

0

Totals

25/100

GRADES range from A (very difficult) to D (easy). Hazards include exposure to avalanche and fall risk. More details here. Rating rubric adapted from Hokkaido Yukiyama Guidebook 北海道雪山ガイド.