Start date
End date
Travellers
Freeride skiing and ski touring in Niseko
Ski touring and freeriding in some of the best ski spots of Hokkaido, including Niseko, Sapporo, Otaru and many more, with Jean Marc, IFMGA mountain guide.
Description
Hokkaido is known worldwide for its exceptional snow. It is now a key destination in the world for freeride / off-piste skiing. In particular, the resort of Niseko, near Sapporo, is the starting point to this famous off-piste ski area.
The setting: carved slopes of this volcanic landscape, covered here and there with birch forests and copious powder snow. You can imagine it’s indeed a true powder-ski playground.
Frequent and abundant snowfalls from Siberia and Kamchatka make it a location with exceptional quality snow. The average snowfall per month in Niseko and its surrounding during January and February is 5-8 m. The quality of the powder snow here is generally considered to be the best in the world.
Although there are frequent periods of bad weather in the area, this problem has a solution. We can ski in the amazing birch forests that offer skiers protection and very good visibility.
Depending on the weather and the level of the participants, we can also go backcountry skiing in the other resorts of the area. Therefore we can ski in Sapporo, Otaru, Furano, Tomamu, Asahidake and Rusutsu. Here we will find great skiing on less crowded routes.
In addition, we work during the week with a local guide, a specialist in off-piste skiing in Hokkaido. This will guarantee that we go to the best ski spots according to the snow and weather conditions.
We will stay in a very comfortable hotel. In addition, the wonderful Japanese cuisine and the “onsen” baths will fill your trip with unforgettable memories.
I propose the following day to day program.
Day 0
From your departure airport, flight to Sapporo via Tokyo (or other cities).
Day 1
Arrival to Sapporo and transfer to our hotel.
Day 2
Off-piste skiing from Sapporo. The choice of the resort will depend on the conditions. Then transfer at the end of the afternoon to Niseko Hotel in Niseko.
Days 3 to 7
5 days of off-piste skiing and ski touring in Niseko or in the surrounding ski resorts.
Then on day 7, at the end of the afternoon, transfer to Sapporo. Overnight in a hotel in Sapporo.
Day 8
Leaving in the morning to go home via Tokyo (or other cities). Arrival in Europe at the end of the afternoon.
Are you interested in this Japanese freeride and ski touring trip? Then feel free to get in touch with me for more details! I would love to take you there and make you discover the best slopes. The greatest snow in the world is waiting for us!
Details
Accommodation Hotel equivalent **** in Sapporo on arrival and the night before departure as well as in Niseko. In case of travel to ski resorts located some distance from Niseko, because of more favorable snow and weather conditions, we will stay in hotels of equivalent standing. |
More info The price is based in double room accommodation. Level: good skiers with experience in off-piste skiing. During the stay, all transfers will be by private minibus. |
Meeting point In Sapporo. |
Photos
About the guide
UIAGM/IFMGA Mountain Guide
- The passion of virgin areas -
Climbing, mountaineering, trekking, off-piste skiing, ski touring, heliskiing, I have used all the resources available in the mountain to explore the Alps in France, Italy, Switzerland, and also Nepal, Peru and Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Alaska, Canada, Kenya, Tanzania, Morocco and Turkey, Norway, Greenland and Spitsbergen…
Currently, with the enthusiasm of being a guide, I traverse the world’s mountains and I share my passion with those whom I call “clients” but after many years of common adventures have become my friends.
What people are saying about Jean-Marc Kaufmann
Chantal
5.00
December 2015
Noémie
5.00
September 2014
Jean-Marc nous a guidé avec beaucoup de professionnalisme dans l\'ascension du Grand-Paradis cet été. Ce fut une très belle première expérience d\'alpinisme pour moi, en toute confiance. Les passionnantes discussions à bâtons-rompus comme le respect du silence (dans la longue descente) m\'ont paru précieux également.
Gauthier
5.00
August 2014
J’ai eu la chance de rencontrer Goulven et d’être guidé par lui sur le Grand Paradis en août 2014. C’est un super compagnon de cordée, un pro de la sécurité, un excellent leader, un défenseur de belles valeurs montagnardes et une personne très riche par le métier diversifié qu’il exerce, guide de haute montagne mais aussi copilote d’hélicoptère.
Charles
5.00
August 2014
Je recommande vivement de vous entourer de Goulven pour vos expéditions. Outre ses excellentes compétences techniques, vous découvrirez un guide aimant partagé sa riche expérience humaine et professionnelle et soucieux de vous faire vivre de belles choses à ses côtés!
Jean-Baptiste
5.00
August 2014
Jean-Marc is an experienced professional with a good sense of humor. Getting to the top of the Gran Paradiso with him has been a pleasant and enriching experience.
Charles
5.00
August 2014
Thanks to Jean-Marc (together with his colleague Goulven) we spent a wonderful time climbing up the Gran Paradisio! Their great technical expertise and long-standing experience enable us to feel safe as well as excited about this trek! In addition, I enjoyed very much our inspiring discussions with these guides. They shared their rich professional and human experience with a great deal of enthusiasm! I recommend to spend the night at the Chabod refuge on the first day and drop by Vittorio Emmanuel II while climbing-down towards the starting point.
Prices per person
Group of 1 | EUR 3970 each |
Group of 2 | EUR 3970 each |
Group of 3 | EUR 3970 each |
Group of 4 | EUR 3970 each |
Group of 5 | EUR 3970 each |
Group of 6 | EUR 3970 each |
Group of 7 | EUR 3970 each |
Group of 8 | EUR 3970 each |
Want a different number of travellers?
Price includes
- Guiding fee
- Accommodation
Price details
This is the price to join a group tour
For booking assistance
Have any doubts? Talk directly with an Explore Share assistant.
The Concierge service is a great tool for when you still haven't decided what kind of Adventure you're looking for and you're open to suggestions
Hello to all who like the intensity of amazing heights reached with sometimes a bit of sweat but so rewarding that the memories live in you year in or out. I travelled many times with Jean-Marc as guide. Heliskiing in Canada, Touring skiing (seals\' skin skiing) in Tromso, Spitzberg or more simply in ski resorts like France, Italy and Bulgaria. I recommend him for the complete trust in what he is sure I can do and his guiding ability on top of our sharing a good bear after the day\'s efforts (I am Belgian so ...). I even tried myself at 53 years\' old to a bit of climbing with \"Aiguille d\'Entrève\" and discovered a new ability. Great moments past and to come.