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Skiing in Hakuba with the top male FWT skier in Japan (half-day)

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Explore the spectacular Japanese Alps with Japan’s number one male freerider, Taisuke Kusunoki, on a thrilling half-day session.

Private

Japan Alps

1/2 Day

Jan - May, Dec

Intermediate

All levels


Highlights

  • Experience the sublime Japanese Alps with a top professional freerider.
  • Take a skiing session with Taisuke, the top freerider in Japan.
  • Take in the breathtaking mountainous scenery Japan has to offer.

Description

The valley of Hakuba contains a great collection of ski resorts in the Japanese Alps.

Join me, Taisuke Kusunoki, a professional Freeride World Tour skier, who is currently ranked number one in Japan, and number 17 in the world.

With my knowledge of the area, I have gotten to discover the great runs that are held by the mountains.

Located in the prefecture of Nagano, in central Japan, Hakuba is synonymous with impressive highlands, where its snow-covered mountains are a focus of international attention. The amazing alpine landscapes are home to soaring summits above 3,000 meters.

The 11 skiing resorts of Hakuba offer a wide range of runs of balanced difficulty. Approximately one third is suitable for beginners, one third for intermediates and a final third for advanced skiers.

There is an abundance of long, well-groomed runs scattered across the resorts, as well as a few bundles of tree skiing opportunities. Even better, Hakuba receives a heap of fresh snow, approximately 11-13 meters, each and every season.

Some of the resorts include Happo One, arguably the most popular resort in the region, has plenty of vertical and sleep slopes, as well as many long well-groomed runs.

Iwatake is home to lovely wide runs that are great for both beginners and intermediates, and gives breathtaking panoramas of the surrounding landscape.

Cortina is the capital choice for skiers seeking fresh powder snow and tree skiing runs, in addition to having steeper slopes than the rest of Hakuba.

This unique opportunity is open to everyone with a basic skiing level, i.e. able to connect turns, safely descend intermediate slopes on your own.

So experience the unique chance to ski for half a day with one of the world’s best freeriders, and enjoy the Japanese mountainside. 

Get in touch now to reserve your place in the northern Japanese Alps with Japan’s top freeride skier during a half-day session.

Price includes

  • Guiding fee

Price details

  • Lift tickets are not included in the price.

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Participants are responsible for their own insurance coverage and will be required to sign a liability waiver prior to beginning the program. I am not a certified mountain guide, so please keep in mind that, for safety reasons, we will stay within ski resort boundaries at all times.


About the guide

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Taisuke

FWT Athlete

- Skier
- 1st in Men's Freeride Skiing Japan (17th in World Ranking)
- Residence: Hokkaido
- English level: Conversational

I was born in Osaka but currently live in Hokkaido. I've been skiing for 25 years now!

Languages

Japanese | English


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