Different Snow
Small Group Ski & Snowboarding Tours to Japan
Do you enjoy travelling with a small group of like-minded souls? Perhaps you are travelling solo, or with your partner or friends, and prefer to share the cost of ski guides and transport arrangements? These tours get you to the best untracked-powder in Japan, with guides and tour leaders adding value both on and off the slopes.
These itineraries include international flights from the UK, domestic travel within Japan to get you to the start and from the end points of the small group tour and then also a few nights in Tokyo and / or Kyoto at the beginning or end.
We operate these tours in conjunction with specialist touring companies based in Japan. Therefore, when you join the small group - either in Hokkaido, Tohoku or in the Japanese Alps - you will be travelling as part of a tour put together by one of our local partners. We have simply curated a selection of what we believe to be the best ski and snowboard tours of Japan, and then packaged them together with flights, travel within Japan and time in Tokyo / Kyoto to make them available to those travelling from the UK. Everything is taken care of, all under one booking.
You'll pay the same price you would if you were to book the tour direct with our Japanese partners - though, truth be told, many are not available for sale in the UK. However, booking through us means your holiday is all protected under our ATOL licence and you have a single point-of-contact for all the arrangements.
Most importantly, we only partner with the best ski touring companies; Japanese owned or operated, reputable, with the best guides and featuring ski resorts and on-mountain experiences we consider exceptional.
The Central Hokkaido Tour
Focussed on the lift-accessed off-piste and backcountry in the very heart of Hokkaido Island.
The Nagano Ski Safari
Ski in the Japanese Alps, visiting several resorts. Also time for culture experiences & Tokyo.
The Inter-Islander Tour
Best of Hokkaido and Honshu's Tohoku region. The ultimate Japanese powder adventure.
The Western Hokkaido Tour
Travel to Japan's ski epicentre...though this tour also includes several off-the-beaten-track gems.
The Myoko Adventure
Tokyo first, then a week in Myoko Kogen with a group and a guide. Finally Kyoto, then fly home.
The Unknown Powder Tour
Go find the best snow on Hokkaido, wherever that may be. Begin in Tokyo, end in Sapporo,
Hokkaido Backcountry Tour
Sheer unadulterated, untracked Ja'pow all the way. This is the flagship tour...as good as it gets!
The Powder Belt Tour
Base yourself in central Hokkaido and explore the endless - and bottomless - backcountry.
The Tohoku Powder Tour
The northern reaches of Honshu Island - explore Japan's best-kept powder snow secret.