Bookings are open for 2026. We usually give priority to groups coming back from last year, so we’ve alraedy got a few tenative bookings pencilled in. I went through our booking for last winter and we started turning people away in April! If you want to ride with us, get in touch ASAP.
Over the next few months you might notice a few changes as we update some of the resort information on this site. Most of it was written around 2015 and a lot has changed in the last decade. Places that were quiet are busy, and places that were busy are insane.
This doesn’t really affect us because we don’t really go to ski resorts, but I did go to Asahidake in January to climb the peak and skiing back down through the ski area was sobering and quite sad. What was once a pretty reliable place to find fresh turns was basically ski compacted. I don’t know what people expect when they travel somewhere like that for powder skiing but if it was me I’d be pretty disappointed.
The good news is that the backcountry still has plenty of good skiing. There are more people showing up each year but there’s still more terrain and snow than there are people. We spent some time looking at new areas and will be heading back to a bunch of those places this season.
For those people heading into the backcountry in central Hokkaido, please keep your backcountry etiquette (or manners, as the locals say) in the front of your mind. With more groups it’s really important that we respect other users and co-operate (rather than compete) to have a great time in the hills. Don’t operate above other groups, don’t snake lines, keep your groups small, and keep your skin tracks tidy.
We’ll have more to say about this stuff over the off season. In the meantime, shoot us an email (contact@powder-project.com) to start planning your next trip.