Honestly the two days with Juli with Niseko Zen made our trip. it was the equivalent of skiing with a great friend who is an extremely patient and fun ski instructor, sidecountry guide, Backcountry guide. As a person who Backcountry skies at home, I learned a lot and had amazing days with Juli. My friend, who is an intermediate skier, learned a tremendous amount about skiing fundamentals and also had his eyes opened to the side country and backcountry world. Do not think I could have felt safer and a more curated trip to our goals and experience as Niseko Zen and with Julian. We relayed our idea of what we wanted and Niseko Zen delivered way beyond expectations. Honestly, without those two days....don't think the trip would have been worth it. After those two days ..definitely want to come back to Hokkaido.
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As the title of this states, this was a trip of a lifetime for me and my daughter Heidi! Both of us had been to Japan before, but for competitive reasons. My two previous trips we in the summer for bike races and the opportunity to experience some of Japan's amazing beauty, culture and hospitality. Heidi's two previous trips there were for World Cup Mogul skiing events.
This time our trip was planned to around Resort, Sidecountry and Backcountry skiing. We'd heard about the famous JaPow experiences others have had their and our trip lived up to our expectations and more. We couldn't have been happier with how it all worked out. Josh and his crew were amazing, we wanted to get a taste of as much as we could for the week or so we spent skiing there, this included skiing at Niseko, Rusutsu, Yotei, and Asahi-Dake. Josh made sure that all of our details, skiing, transport, lodging, meals (Josh took us to some of his local mom and pop eateries - Yummy), etc. were dialed in. We skied lots of untracked (Josh is pretty spoiled when it comes to the snow conditions he skis) some high mountain snow, great on resort skiing including some fluffy lift service night skiing runs. All in, Heidi and I had an incredible trip and we hope to be back with my wife in the near future....
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Josh at Niseko Zen did a good job of communicating with us months ahead of our visit and dialing in the specifics as our travel dates approached. Thomas was our guide and he did a great job of collaborating with other Niseko Zen guides to choose the best backcountry and sidecountry spots for each day. Not inexpensive but on par with other guide services in the area and great service and flexibility.
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I booked a day tour with Niseko Zen for my husband's 65th birthday. While I prefer to not do a bunch of hiking-- the hikes we did are absolutely worth it! Asana (sp?) was awesome and knows the mountains very well. She was patient and let me rest when I needed. The skiing was amazing. We would love to do this again in the future.
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We had 4 amazing days with Facu from Argentina!
Two day on the slopes, finding the best powder. One day on Mt. Jotei reaching the top. And one day ski touring at Shiribetsu!
We also had fantastic recommendations of what to do around the area and about the culture.
We had the best moment in Niseko with him!
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We pinged a message to these peeps via the Powder Hounds form, at 7pm asking if they had a guide for next day... They got back to us within an hour, then an hour later we were sorted for the next day and in contact with the guide. Jon the guide was really helpful and organised, and absolutely shredded. He scored us an incredible 100% freshies run, and we didn't even have to wait in the queue for the lifts to open, we did some side country runs to warm up first thing and still got the goods after. And plenty more prime runs throughout the rest of the day.
Would highly highly recommend.
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Had an incredible time hiking up Mt Yotei with our guide Torin. Everything was easily arranged through the website. Our group did not have much backcountry experience and Torin was able to show us all of the techniques we needed to successfully climb/skin up Mt Yotei. On the way down, he found us untouched powder. Overall, an incredible experience!
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Wow,

I just got back from 7 days in Niseko and 3 days with Niseko Zen.
What an amazing experience. Saki and team brought our trip from memorable to life changing :)

My first experience truly touring some amazing mountains. I had done lots of off-piste and peak runs before, but this was an experience on another level.

I believe what makes these guys great is, they are deeply experienced in the area, not just a one season and done guide, you can tell they care about the region and area.

Just go ahead and book, you will not be disappointed
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This was the first time I paid for a day tour, and I can say that Saki and team at Niseko Zen made it very worthwhile!!

After listening to what my group was looking for, Saki tailored a customized day plan. We ended up booking a second and third day because we all had such a good time and felt it was such good value.

Each day we did something different. He took us to ride fresh powder tracks on parts of the mountain people do not know of. We also snowshoed up a mountain and rode down. So much fun!

Saki made us feel safe in the mountains because he knows them off the back of his hand.

Thank you so much and see you soon!
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Owner and lead guide Saki had helped create a great experience for myself and 4 of my closest friends during our stay in Niseko. He not only took us out into the backcountry for a great day of boarding/skiing he extended his knowledge of the area and helped us in more ways then we could’ve imagined. I consider Saki a lifetime friend now. Myself and the boys would return the favor if he or anyone part of the niseko zen family decided to ski in the states. I am definitely looking forward to ride with Niseko zen the next time I’m in Japan.
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