Skiing tour in Otaru and Daisetsuzan National Park, Japan
Discover Hokkaido’s legendary powder on a 4-day freeride adventure in Japan with certified local guide Masataka! Warm up with lift-access skiing near Otaru before exploring the scenic, forested slopes of Daisetsuzan National Park. Perfect for beginner to intermediate ski tourers!
Group
Hokkaido
4 Days
Jan
Low
Intermediate
Highlights
- You can enjoy Hokkaido's most famous ski touring area
- Courses for beginners to intermediate skiers
- Perfect for the season of fresh snow
Description
Join me for a fantastic 4-day journey freeriding in Japan!
Hokkaido’s mountains are the stuff of powder dreams — This 4-day freeride escape links cozy lift-access skiing near Otaru with mellow, scenic ski-touring in Daisetsuzan National Park, giving you the best of both worlds: effortless laps when the lifts call, and peaceful backcountry lines when the snow’s deep.
Our goal is to ski down as much fresh powder as possible. At times, we can begin skiing close to the lifts without climbing. Should it not snow, we tighten the skins and look for our lines in the backcountry.
This course is perfect for beginner to intermediate ski touring. First, you'll do some ski touring or side country skiing at a ski resort near Otaru to warm up your legs at the start of the season. A
fter that, you'll go ski touring in the beautiful mountainous area of Daisetsuzan National Park. There are no steep slopes on this course, and it's mostly forested.
Join the Hokkaido powder hunt — reserve your spot now!
Price includes
- Guiding fee
- Transport during the trip
- Mountain guide expenses
- Accommodation
Price details
- For ski resort lift access, you will need to pay for your own ski ticket.
Meeting point
Itinerary
Day 1: Resort Ski Touring near Otaru
Begin your ski touring adventure at a ski resort near Otaru. Overnight in a hotel in Otaru City. Breakfast included.
Day 2: Journey to Daisetsuzan & Forest Ski Tour
Morning: Travel to Daisetsuzan National Park. Afternoon: Enjoy a short ski touring session. Spend the night in a spacious public mountain hut nestled deep in the forests of Daisetsuzan. The hut offers shared rooms with bedding, a drying room, a cozy lounge, and an on-site shop.
Day 3: Mountain Hut Stay & Exploration
Full day based at the mountain hut in Daisetsuzan National Park. Relax, explore, or enjoy more skiing. Facilities include shared rooms with bedding, a drying room, lounge, and shop.
Day 4: Final Ski & Return to Sapporo
Morning: Final short ski tour. Afternoon: Return to Sapporo and Otaru.
Details
Accommodation
Day 1: Hotel stay in Otaru City. Breakfast included. Days 2–3: Stay at a public mountain hut in Daisetsuzan National Park. Shared rooms with bedding, drying room, lounge, shop, and large hot spring bath.
Equipment you will need to bring
Water bottle
Backpack
Helmet
Poles
Ski equipment
Sunglasses
Goggles
Climbing skins
About the guide
Masataka
4.8
(22)
Languages
English | Japanese
Certificates
JMGA | UIMLA
What people are saying about Masataka
Timek
Masa is a very good guide. He knows the region by heart and leads very good. It was a great experience. I can recommend him 100%.
Matthew
Guide, unfortunately, didn't really have the level of English needed to lead an English-speaking tour. Misunderstanding led to the guide being angry when I waited for him in the wrong place. No checks of safety equipment were done and no briefings on SOPs at beginning or during any tour, meaning I skied all terrain 'blind' not knowing if we stopping at the end of pitches or where we were meeting, with guide skiing off into woods and out of sight. The danger of this was demonstrated when the guide fell and I only found him by chance.
Johanka
Sandy
Our guide is great and very professional! We had a great time on Yotei !
Trevor
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