Japan Backcountry Ski Tours

Skiing was epically Japan. Amazing terrain, gorgeous views, super light powder in abundance. The skinning was well worth it but I’ll give a lot of credit to our guide who made sure our track was clear and manageable. I highly recommend this trip and have developed a lot of trust in PowderQuest's ability to choose epic locations and guides!

I have done 3 trips through PowderQuest. The reason I keep going back to them is that I find their guides to be the most knowledgeable and personable of any other tour company I have used. They are absolutely dedicated to delivering to the client what they want from each tour. I love learning new skills and my guide taught be how to cut a proper skin track, use maps, assess snow conditions and avalanche risk, etc. Our tail guide taught us about Japanese culture and took us to the best restaurants. I skied deep snow, learned new skills, ate amazing food, and got incredible action shots that made my friends jealous. I cannot recommend PowderQuest enough. I’ll be a lifelong customer.

Fantastic backcountry touring trip to Japan! Super impressed by the guides' professionalism; dedication to researching weather, snow conditions, the best lines; commitment to client satisfaction; tireless efforts dealing with my problematic equipment issue; perfect skin track; memorable photography; and rapport with the locals.

Not my first experience with this amazingly organized company that has never failed to provide an experience that caters to different tastes and needs, yet somehow always brings everyone together to have an amazing time. Japan was no exception, I highly recommend making the detour to Hokkaido.

My dream of skiing deep Japow came true last week thanks to Mo, Kenji and Dave from PowderQuest. By far the most professional, most inclusive organization around to travel with. They thought of everything and made the entire cultural experience way more than just great skiing. I'll be back, PowderQuest!!!

The powder skiing in Hokkaido really is as good as you’ve heard, but without guides that can get you to the goods, you could ski nothing but tracked out crud, stand in lift lines and stumble your way through or completely miss fantastic food for your trip of a lifetime. The Furano area is filled with packs of dudes, all strong skiers, guided by mostly non-Japanese and all hunting for pow. Our group skied better snow day after day, ate better food with special attention because of our Japanese speaking guide and skied mostly by ourselves enjoying the spiritual silence of the forest.