We adapt to your skill level and can offer resort guiding, lift access freeride touring, and full touring / split boarding backcountry day tours in the Powder Belt area around Madarao...
SEASON 2024 / 2025
It’s no longer a secret. Every year more and more snow aficionados come to Japan in winter to experience powder snow (“japow”), and with consistent record snowfalls in Madarao and the Myoko area, we are in the perfect mountain base to organize day adventures in the area.
We offer three types of guided experiences with your choice of Madarao-Tangram ski resort, or any of the other resorts of the Powder belt and beyond such as Akakura, Charmant Hiuchi, Kurohime, Lotte Arai, Nozawa Onsen, Seki Onsen, Shigakogen, Suginohara, Togakushi and Yamaboku.
Stay with us at La Colina Retreat or book 3 or more consecutive days of guiding to obtain a 15% discount.
Resort Tour
For those skiers and snowboarders who want to get the most out of a one-day visit to a ski resort and learn firsthand about the best possible terrain, our guides will recommend and guide you in any of the 20 ski resorts nearby.
Freeride
Madarao and Myoko areas arguably offer the best lift-accessed powder freeriding in Japan, and our local guides are willing to share their secret powder stashes with you.
Backcountry
Plenty of terrain to avoid the ski resorts and enjoy fresh powder lines awaits. Whether your motivation is to do backcountry skiing chasing pow lines, or ski mountaineering in more exposed terrain, the possibilities are endless.
Powder & Backcountry gear rental
Prefer to leave your gear at home? We offer our clients discounted prices on backcountry and powder gear rentals, including a range of touring skis with tech bindings, splitboards, powder skis, snowboards, avalanche kits, and equipment from WNDR, Skitrab, Arva, Tyrolia, and more.