Half-Day Skiing in Hakuba with FWT Skier Yu Sasaki (Group Tour)
Ski with the second-ranked skier in Japan and pick up tips on how a professional conquers the unique countryside surrounding Hakuba on an phenomenal half-day set in the Japanese Alps.
Group
Japan Alps
1/2 Day
Jan - Mar, Dec
Intermediate
Intermediate
Highlights
- Enjoy a sweet ski adventure with a professional athlete.
- Tour an immaculate landscape with notoriously delightful snow.
- Find out what techniques and skills a pro uses while skiing.
Description
Check off that dream ski vacation from your bucket list and head to Hakuba with the world’s 60th-ranked skier! Join me on a one-of-a-kind half-day program cruising along the best runs of the Japanese Alps and all of Japan while having a blast alongside a professional!
Hakuba has been a sought-after ski destination long before it rose to prominence with the 1998 Winter Olympics. The resorts of Nagano have always been home to a perfect blend of quantity and quality in regard to its snow, making it famous within Honshu and Japan before breaking out worldwide. Many professional events take place in the surrounding mountainside, offering some of the best resort facilities in the realm of winter sports.
You can have all this while kicking the peanut around with me! I’m a passionate powder hound, Freeride World Tour skier, and Hakuba aficionado. We will have a blast skiing through some of my favorite terrain and snowscapes, admiring the scenery of this amazing location. I am currently ranked second in Japan and 60th in the world. Nothing gets me as excited to hit the slopes as this incredible region in the northern Japanese Alps.
Japan is loaded with incredible culture and this experience only adds to its charm. We will stick to the resorts and piste runs that have made this destination famous. You can look forward to a cultural blitz in a ski village that knows skiing well and knows how to ski well. Let’s ride through this adventure together!
While this is a great half-day freeride program, you should be an intermediate or expert skier. This means you are capable of assessing your own skill and ability. A general level of fitness is also necessary to take on the runs of Hakuba. I am not an instructor or guide, so the goal of our trip will be to share some runs and laughs and have a great time on the mountain.
Stop reading and start BOOKING this program so we can spend a half-day skiing through the incomparable snow of the Japanese Alps in Hakuba!
Price includes
- Guiding fee
Price details
- This is the price to join one of my group programs.
- The price includes the guiding fee.
- The price does NOT include the lift tickets, nor does it include anything that is not explicitly mentioned as “included.”
Details
More info
- Please note that you will need to sign a liability waiver prior to the beginning of the trip.
- Participant will need to have appropriate insurance coverage (including skiing and snowboarding).
I am not a certified mountain guide, so please keep in mind that, for safety reasons, we will stay within ski resort boundaries at all times.
Meeting point
About the guide
Yu
FWT Athlete
- Skier
- 2nd in Men's Freeride Skiing Japan (60th in World Ranking)
- Residence: Born in Sapporo, currently based in Revelstoke, Canada
- English level: Fluent
I was born in the city of Sapporo in Hokkaido, Japan and currently reside in Revelstoke, BC in Canada. I am a member of the Freeride World Tour and now ranked 2nd in Japan.
Here are the results of my most recent competitions:
Kiroro Powder Ride (2015) - 1st
Japan Freeride Open (2016) - 1st
FWQ Hakuba (2017) *** - 1st
FWT Kicking Horse 2 (2017) - 10th
If you like extreme skiing and have an interest in exploring backcountry skiing, I would love to have fun riding together!
Languages
Japanese | English
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