Join Ryuta, a JMGA certified alpine and ski guide, on a skiing adventure in the Japanese backcountry!
Japan Alps
1 Day
Jan, Feb
Intermediate
Intermediate
Have you always wanted to backcountry ski in the Japanese Alps? Then join me on this 1-day backcountry ski tour in beautiful Hakuba!
Located about an hour outside of the Nagano Prefecture, Hakuba is an ideal destination for backcountry skiing in Japan. Nestled between powdered mountains and steep inclines, Hakuba sits inside of the idyllic Chubu Sangaku National Park, and offers over 12 meters of powder in some parts.
This adventure is organized as a private trip and Hakuba offers a variety of route options, which we will select based on your skill level.
Request to book this trip if you have always wanted to ski in the beautiful Japanese Alps!
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Mountain Guide
I live in Gifu prefecture in Japan, which is famous for Shrakawago UNESCO World Heritage Site and also becoming famous as the backcountry skiing / snowboarding arena known for its DEEP snow and STEEP terrains.
I am a JMGA certified mountain guide, also certified in Wilderness First Aid. Following my competition years in snowboarding, I became a guide because I liked backcountry snowboarding and wanted to propose safe and fun trips to clients, where I can share my experiences and joys that I felt in the mountains. I spend the winter exploring new backcountry terrains and spend rest of the year climbing mountains. I have accomplished a snowboard descent from the summit of Denali in 2013.
My motto is to guide “safely and fun”, and therefore I aspire to guide small groups. I value the time I spend with each of my guests and this way I can spend more time communicating with clients and for clients to get to know each other better.
I believe that mountain climbing experience should not just be about standing on the summit but also enjoying the nature on the mountain as a whole, learning about the history, and getting a taste of the culture. Shirakawago, in Gifu, is an UNESCO World Heritage Site, and you can also enjoy onsen and local cuisine.
Whether it be walking in the mountains, touching the snow, rock, grass or water, or hiking, canyoning, rock climbing, or backcountry skiing, I believe that experiences in the outdoors will enrich your life. Japan is a country of 4 distinct seasons, blessed with rich and beautiful nature. Let’s have fun together in this nature, using all your 5 senses, moving your bodies and feel the rhythm of the nature and of the Earth. I would love to share my outdoor experiences with you and I endeavour to guide in a way to connect people to people, and people to nature in the natural rhythm of the nature.
Languages
Japanese | English
Certificates
JMGA
jason
Can't really put into words. We might never snowboard again as the day out with Ryuta was the greatest day of my life! Besides the fact we rode bottomless powder, Ryuta as person made us feel like family. He is a outstanding snowborder, very knowledgeable in the the backcountry, i never, i mean never felt unsafe. If you ever get the opportunity to ride with him you'll no what I talking about. Thanks so much explore-share and Ryuta!!
Eddie
Gerson
Ryuta was extremely knowledgeable and professional, we had a great time.
Jeff
I am a 50 year old good skier. I enjoy challenging terrain but not a ton of backcountry experience I ski with my very good 15/18 year old daughters who ski just about anything they can find. We all rented a guide together for the three of us. Our guide picked us up at our hotel, and we arranged in advance to rent backpack, snow shovel and avalanche beacon through this guide service for an extra fee. He drove us to norikura where there are far fewer crowds than Happo one or cortina. We used lifts to access perimeter terrain that was otherwise out of bounds without a guide. It was extremely helpful to have a guide because there is no way we would have found the lines he took us to without him. We spent time on both norikura and cortina which are connected and skied the most incredibly light / deep powder I’ve ever seen in my life. Some runs were open glades and other runs were through beautiful forested areas. Snow was routinely waste deep and often chest deep with face shots. It was so dry that despite being virtually submerged in powder, I was only wet from my own sweat! We skied in early January and we were told that the snow was better than normal for the time of year. We laughed when our guide said some of the snow was “moist” as our home mountain in the Pacific Northwest is often very wet and heavy snow. There was no comparison- the Hakuba snow was remarkable. Our guide did a lot of photography and videos for us and shared them at the end of the day. Plenty of pictures worth framing. If anyone is traveling to Japan for a powder day, this guide service was worth every penny.
Edoardo
Ryuta was a great guide. We did some side-country freeride. He chose a good spot and we had some great lines together. He doesn’t really speak English, but we managed to communicate anyway. I’d recommend him.
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