First off, I have taken 3 powder hounds trips. All have been excellent and as reviewed by Greg & Lyndell.

This tour is as described - a less frills powder pursuit with a manageable amount of road time. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable, well equipped and had access to a diversity of local knowledge (both on the spot, like weather, avalanche risk and which aspects to ski) and long term (such as preferred restaurants, onsens and expectations for different travel areas).

Our guide started with an inquiry of our goals for the trip and delivered. It helped to have great snow but even on the lighter days we were able to find the less-skiied aspects. Our achieved goals in order:

1. As much powder and vert as achievable by lift accessed terrain with light hiking and as much traversing as needed to achieve.
2. Experience different onsen's, onsen every night.
3. A taste of culture in the remaining time allotted, primarily through cuisine.

Top notch add-on to my previous Niseko area only trips and a great way to experience Hokkaido in a shorter time frame, ski backcountry powder with confidence of safety and a path back to the resort and still mix in a taste of the unique Japanese culture in Niseko, small town central Hokkaido and bustling Sapporo.

Check out the cat skiing this group offers as well!

The pricing was very reasonable, and the guide operation sacrificed some quality in the Niseko hostel but more than made up for it with the other two (5 nights) accommodations, both in central Hokkaido and Sapporo. Makes sense as Niseko has gotten so expensive, this was a sacrifice I would happily make again.

We brought all our own equipment so I am only speaking to the quality of gear based on what others reported. They were very happy with it.
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A wonderful trip. Our guide from Rising Sun did an excellent job of finding untracked for us every day. He had great local knowledge, and seemed to know all the secret stashes. I especially liked the flexibility of choosing any resort that had good conditions. It was an excellent way to sample a number of resorts in a single trip.
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