Mt. Fuji Ski Descent

Local JMGA mountain guide Kenichi will take you on an incredible adventure to explore ski descent from the top of world famous Mt. Fuji.

Private

1 Day

May

High

Intermediate

Description

Mt. Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan. Its beautiful individual peak is world famous. It is very popular for climbing to the summit in summer but you can also ski down in spring!

Can you imagine skiing down from the summit of Mt. Fuji at 3776m? It is absolutely fantastic! Around 5.30 am, we’ll put our boots and start the climb at 2,300 meters above sea level. We’ll follow the trail 1,400 meters up and use our crampons in the difficult sections.

I promise to give you memorable experience of your ski ascent / descent of Mt. Fuji and exploration of the Japan Alps backcountry on skis. Please contact me if you want to be a part of this challenging ski tour! I will be very happy to be your guide!

Price includes

- Guiding fee

- Transportation start and back

Price details

Not included:

- Transport during tour (3000 jpy)

- Road tolls (2200 jpy per day if applicable)

- Accommodation(if applicable)

- Guide expenses (accommodation)

- Authorities are implementing a $13USD (£10) fee for climbers intending to ascend Mount Fuji via its popular route, in an effort to limit the number of individuals scaling the renowned volcano and address issues such as injuries and littering. The Yamanashi regional government has approved these new regulations, set to take effect on July 1st 2024.

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Required level: able to ski in most conditions ( crust snow, icy or hard packed snow), confident on steep slopes around 40 ° Fitness level: able to hike up about 1400 m with crampons and your ski set on you backpack (10 hour) Have to have an experience in the use of crampons

Equipment: ski gear (skis, splitboard), crampons (for your ski boots), a pair of approach shoes You can rent: avalanche safety gear (beacon, probe, shovel)

Meeting point

Meet at Matsumoto city area in morning.

About the guide

Kenichi

4.80

(7)

Mountain Guide

I'm a ski and mountain guide from the Japanese Mountain Guide Association (JMGA). I guide backcountry skiing, mountaineering, hiking and canyon climbing (Sawanobori) mainly on Honshu, the main island of Japan.
When I was younger, I spent a couple of years in Canada and in Salt Lake City skiing and working as a rafting guide, as well as spent 2 summer seasons in Switzerland as a hiking guide.

I started backcountry ski guiding when I based myself in Minakami and started one of the first backcountry ski guide companies in the area in 2002. I'm travelling every year to Europe and North America for ski trip with my clients.

Please contact me if you wish to come to Japan and would like to enjoy our beautiful environment while doing an exciting outdoor activity.

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What people are saying about Kenichi

Conor

5.00

Great trip! Kenichi was an amazing guide — both in the backcountry and as a local guide suggesting restaurants, onsens, etc. Highly recommend!

Robert

5.00

Kenichi is an incredible guide. Despite less than ideal conditions he found us fresh snow and great runs. He also helped with logistical glitches that cropped up and made sure we ate great food as well. He’s a great guy and we look forward to planning more adventures! We are extremely grateful for the time we had with him.

5.00

Keni was an unbelievable guide, not only on the mountain but also in town during the night. An additional comment was he supported us post tour as he was still in the area. Much appreciated everything he did.

5.00

I just wanted to say that Kenichi-san was a fantastic guide and a really good man. We loved our time with him and got to ski much more powder snow than if we had been by ourselves. I highly recommend him as a guide.