Itinerary

• Private transfer to the lodge in Myoko
• Set up equipment
• The group will head out to dinner

Day 2 - Madarao/Tangram

• Madarao and Tangram are two interconnected resorts that offer easy access to freeride skiing with the potential of short hikes to some longer backcountry lines.
• In the evening there will be an avalanche awareness presentation. You will learn how to navigate safely through backcountry terrain so you can go ski touring in upcoming days.

Day 3 - Seki Onsen

• Seki receives up to 20 metres of snowfall a season and it's a powder skiing gem with two lifts, one of which is a famous pizza box chair lift. Seki also offers great backcountry options.
• You will share the resort with a bunch of locals and a few foreigners who go off the beaten path enough to reach it.
• Avalanche rescue and beacon practice after skiing
• Onsen

Day 4 - Backcountry Day Mt Myoko Area

• Fancy a ski inside the crater? Conditions pending, this is on the cards.

Day 5 - Lotte Arai or Another Nearby Ski Area

• Lotte is the most modern out of Myoko resorts. Fast lifts take you up to the main bowl, only a short hike away from an epic powder line. Plus backcountry of Lotte is a whole different playground.

Day 6 - Day Off or Unguided Day

• If you want to ski/ride on this day you'll need to cover your own lift pass. You can enjoy the Myoko Kogen area unguided, take the day off and chill, eat famous soba in town or visit a shrine in Nagano.

Day 7 - Nozawa Onsen

• Nozawa Onsen offers some great lines straight from the lift-accessed ridge. You will end up right on the slope, ready for another run.
• After skiing, you can check out one of the countless onsens of Nozawa Onsen and sample hot buns in the streets of this historical village.

Day 8 - Backcountry Day Mt Myoko Area

• Undisclosed location

Day 9 - Akakura Onsen

• Ski as many laps in powder-filled trees as you can possibly handle.

Day 10 - Happo One, Hakuba

• Hakuba Valley is famous, and you will ski some great lines with the longest vertical in the area in this zone which is still a little off the radar

Day 11 - Depart

• Transfer to the airport and depart Japan, or stay for more days of powder

Accommodation

Rate, Inclusions

2026 Rates

€3,390 for mixed group trips

• rates are per person
• base/invoice currency is in EURO. Convert to your currency here>>
• if you have any questions please get in contact

• Do you want a private trip with a tailor-made itinerary, a private van and guide?  
• Price is 19,140 EUR (max 6 people) (i.e. 200 EUR per person discount) or get in touch for a quote for your group size

• 10 nights twin share accommodation
• Mountain guiding (UIAGM qualified)
• Lift passes
• Breakfasts
• Van transport
• Avalanche training session
• Ski technique coaching (optional)

• Optional cat skiing
• Use of avalanche equipment (backpack, beacon, probe, shovel) - 100 euro per trip
• Rental of skis and boards – these can be shipped from the Hokkaido base for 200 EUR per trip)

• Flights in/out of Tokyo - search for cheapest flights here & book online
• Travel insurance - buy online here
• Lunches and dinners
• Train trip from Sapporo city to New Chitose Airport

Sherpas Ride Terms & Conditions

Payments and Bookings

Any Member willing to participate at any Event has to make an obligatory booking, confirmed by agreeing to the Terms & Conditions and covering an advance payment for the respective Event. The advance payment of 50% from the total cost of any Event is due within 7 days after a booking is made. The balance of the total cost of the Event must be paid no later than 10 weeks before departure. In case the booking is made after the standard due date of the balance payment, the full cost must be paid within 7 days after the respective booking was made. If the balance is not paid in time the Association reserves the right to cancel the booking and forfeit the advance payment.

Costs

The costs of all Events facilitated by the Association, together with Events’ program are described at the Association websites. The costs do not cover additional fees and parts of the program that are not described at the Association websites, namely: individual insurance, flight tickets, compensations for not participating at the whole program of an Event and compensations for lifts or cable cars closure in the venue where the respective Event takes place. The cost of the sport Event is to be paid via a bank transfer to the Association bank account. The banking details will be sent to the Members after their booking is made.

Individual Cancellation

The Association advises the Members to arrange individual cancellation insurance. In case Members want to cancel their participation at any Event, such information must be sent to the Association’s management via an email. After a cancellation email is received, the Association will charge the respective Member with cancellation fees according to the date when the cancellation was made.

The Cancellation Fees

if the cancellation is made:

• More than 10 weeks before the Event starts – the advanced payment is forfeited
• 31 days – 10 weeks – 75% of the total cost
• 0-30 days – 100% of the total cost
• Not showing at the event – 100% of the total cost 

*that said, Association always tries to find a replacement for the Member to be able to refund him/her in full.

Event Cancellation

Every Event can only take place if there are enough Members participating. The Association is obliged to inform its Members via an email, shall there not be the minimum participation necessary for the respective Event to take place reached, no later than 10 days before the respective Event should start. In the above-described event, the Association will refund the whole payment to those Members whose Event was canceled. The Association permits its Members to buy any travel tickets or accommodation (in case of an Event where no accommodation is provided by the Association) connected to the Event only when the minimum participation is reached. The Association claims its right to cancel or terminate an Event in case of a force majeure that prevents the Event to take place or threatens the safety of the Members at any time prior to the Event or during the already started Event itself. In case an Event is canceled or terminated due to the above-described reasons, the Association will refund the Members with the cost of the Event reduced by the expenditures the Association already made prior to the cancellation/termination.

In case of Event cancellation or cancellation of part of the Event's program (e.g. Guide's injury), Association is obliged to deliver agreed features via third-party providers. If not possible, Association has to refund features of the program that it was not able to deliver.