Fresh powder was lacking during the tour but that is the way it goes sometimes. All of our guides were excellent powder hounds digging out what stashes existed.

I had already done 9 days in Niseko before the tour started and my knees were acting up so after an initial foray into the trees and with a too tight, for my unhappy knees, rideout traverse I spent limited time in the trees but the rest of the group did and were extremely happy with what they were rewarded with. I enjoyed on piste, open side country and open trees, joining up with the group on each round and assessing whether I could do the next round. All in all a great time with a wealth of information on where the powder might be found for future trips.

The accommodation was good particularly the onsen for recovery post the day. Breakfast was ample and covered a wide range of options. One aspect that I thought was not good value pre tour was the cost of the single supplement. I made contingency bookings in accommodation at or close to the tour hotel in case my roommate and I were not compatible. My additional bookings to cover came in at about 1/2 the cost of the single supplement. As it turned out I was given a single room without having to pay the single supplement due to other members of the group having partners or having paid the single supplement. I canceled the other bookings without cost. I simply cannot see why the supplement is so high or why there should be one at all.
The evenings were great with excellent food and the group and guides.
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I did the Hokkaido Storm Chaser trip in February of 2024. I can't say enough good things about the overall experience. The lodging was great and very comfortable. Our guides were very knowledgeable about the area and found powder stashes that I would not have found (or taken me all day to find). They were very flexible and made sure everybody in the group was having a good time without slowing down some of the more expert skiers. The places that they took us for dinner were excellent and gave us a great variety of places and foods to choose from. I really don't have any complaints and would highly recommend this to anybody that wants to experience Japan skiing or snowboarding!
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We have been on this tour twice (2020 and 2023). Snow was low in '20 but we still had plenty of fun, on and off piste, that we came back in 2023. Love the guides and the knowledge they have of all the resorts we visited. Are looking forward to coming back in 2025!!
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Great Food, Great Skiing. Exactly as advertised. They take you to great sidecountry powder and great restaurants. Guides were friendly and fun. Hotels were great. Food was delicious. Even though there weren't the 2' dumps of my dreams, the skiing and snow was excellent.
Note for those of you who have never been skiing in Japan -- the terrain is all mellow trees with fantastic powder. If that's not your jam, look elsewhere.
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We had an absolutely wonderful time on the Hokkaido Storm Chaser tour. Though we were at the lower end of the skiing ability in the group (though hopefully still above the minimum threshold defined for the tour) we had an amazing time. All of the guides were professional, super helpful, and very fun to be around. The tour itself ran like clockwork and we never had to worry about any logistics throughout. The guides took us to spots on the mountain we never could have found on our own, so we had way more fun than we could have possibly done on our own at the same resorts and ski areas. The descriptions for lodging set low expectations (i.e. their descriptions indicate small rooms, etc.) but we found the lodging to be great at both hotel locations we stayed with rooms comparable in size to where we've stayed in European resorts. As promised, the guides also took us to very tasty restaurants for meals throughout the trip. I just got back and I already want to book this trip again!
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Excellent, excellent trip can or recommend more highly! If you are looking for lift-accessible deep dry powder in Japan and are comfortable skiing country this is THE trip for you! It was a “low” year in Japan yet the Japan Ski Tour team made sure we were skiing in at least knee deep stuff every day and checked the forecast to see where the best snow would be each day. We skied everything from big resorts to active volcanos. Had a blast! Guides all very enjoyable, professional and spoke great English. Food choices were all true delicious Japanese cuisine and hotels were all 4 star. Also stopped at several Onsens which really added to the experience. When I come back to ski again in Japan will likely sign up for this tour again. If this kind of terrain is in your wheelhouse you will not regret going to Japan with this group.
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Our family of 4 (15 year old daughter and 13 year old son) had an amazing trip. We kept hearing that it was a light snow year in Japan which is amazing since we found fresh snow every day including one epic day at Asahidake where we all got face shots. Our guides were amazing; Andre, Andy and Ume in Furano and Ashley and Aimee in Otaru. The guides made great mountain choices and always found us the goods. The trip was well planned from the hotels, to the meals, to the Onsen trips. We highly recommend the trip and look forward to coming back
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Great trip
Good destinations and pretty flexible
Felix a fantastic guide
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My second round and it did not disappoint thanks to our excellent guides Andre, Ume, Aimee and Andy. And a big thanks to the camera work of Ume, our great memories captured in pixels. Our tour ran like a well-oiled machine without any major hiccup. Despite the lack of freshy fallen snow, we were always lead to some almost untouched stashes. I will definitely be back. Though it would have been nice if our hotel in Otaru had an onsen.
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Did this trip in 2017 and loved it. Went to Alps in 2018 and wished we had just repeated with Japan Ski Tours. So we got smart and returned to Japan Ski Tours in Feb 2019.

Highly recommended to everyone who loves powder, tree skiing and Japanese food.

Just like on our 2017 trip, the guides were terrific and the other guests were cool.

Will do it again!
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