Otaru Powder Guides

Otaru Powder Guides is a small ski and snowboard guiding outfit in Hokkaido Japan. Otaru Powder Guides is headed up by Max Giutronich, who has been based in Hokkaido for winters since 2010 and living in the Otaru area full-time since 2014. Max and co. speak the language and have an understanding of the customs and culture of the local population, are grateful to live there, and are well placed to show you why they love the place so much.

In addition to being insured, Otaru Powder Guides are qualified and certified: Avalanche Operations Stage 1; Wilderness First Responder 80 hr; Snowboard Level 3 Instructor & Ski Instructor certified.

Otaru Powder Guides provide day guiding for resort-based powder tours and backcountry guiding in the mountains around Otaru. OPG also provides introduction to backcountry days.