NOASC Adventure tours - Niseko, Jozankei...

 

NOASC Shimukappu (Tomamu) Office Location Map:

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1min. walk from Yunosawa Onsen, Shimukappu, Yufutsu gun, Hokkaido, Japan. 079-2202.

Shimukappu / Tomamu / Furano

Access by Vehicle

From Sapporo
When using the expressway :　take the Dochuo Expressway from the Dohigashi Expressway to National Route No. 274 via Yubari. Approximately 148 km. It should take around 2 hours 15 minutes.
When not using the expressways: take National Route No. 274 via Yubari to Shimukappu Village. It is about 130 km and should take you about 3 hours to get to us.

Niseko Ridge Hiking Tour

Experience our Niseko Ridge Tour! This tour will take you across several of Niseko's most famous peaks, giving you unpararelled views of the west and east coasts of south western Hokkaido. 

A medium level tour consisting of a full day of hiking across several peaks of the Niseko Mountain Range. Be sure not to forget your camera.

Enjoy your tour with friendly, professional, knowledgable, local NOASC staff.Contact Niseko Backcountry Tours (NOASC) for further details.

NOASC is Hokkaido Japan's leading Adventure company running adventure activities throughout Hokkaido in Niseko, Kiroro, Jozankei (Sapporo) and other areas.

NOASC Niseko is our head operation here in Hokkaido Japan. Each year we are looking for quality staff...

Our Swiftwater Rescue Technician (SRT-1), Advanced Swiftwater Rescue Technician (SRT-2), Technical Rope rescue (TRR), and Rescue Boat Handing (RBH) and Backcountry Avalanche Awareness (BAAC) courses provide participants with the fundamentals of survival and rescue techniques in each respective situation.

During these courses participants will be learning skills in the outdoors. As you will be entering the river, remote areas, hazardous situations. Such as there are various risks involved with this type of training. 

PLEASE READ: By applying to particpate in these course(s) I understand, acknowledge all risks and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions outlined below?

NOTE:

• All courses are ONLY run if minimum participant numbers are reached prior to the course application deadline.
• Your course booking application is only confirmed once we have received into our bank account your course fees and this has been confirmed by our accounting staff, or a receipt has been issued to you by NOASC/Rescue 3 Japan. If course is not run, particpant's course monies will be refunded, minus any transfer fee/bank fee that may be incurred.
• Payments: Please contact NOASC for payment details. All transfer/bank fees, other charges, are born by the participant. The exact course fee amount must be deposited into our account.
• Cancellations: 21-14 days or 13-8  days prior to course date, 30% of total course fee , 7-2 days before course 40%, day before course 50%, on the day of the course or no show 100% cancellation fee will be incurred.
• Accommodation:  For help finding accommodation please contact Outdoor Travel Japan Tel (+81)136-21-2171, Fax (+81) 136-21-2172, or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. www.outdoortraveljapan.com.
• Course Meeting Times: Normally your course will start at 8am.
• Complimentary pick-up service: Please contact NOASC if you need a pick-up service from your Niseko accommodation.
• Accredited Courses: Swiftwater Rescue Technician (SRT-1)  & the Advance course (SRT-2), Technical Rope Rescue (TRR) are Rescue 3 International Accredited courses.

1 ) On all river based courses (SRT-1, SRT-2 and RBH-1):

Minimum Skill level of Participant: must be able to swim competently with a PFD on.

Minimum Age: Must be healthy and over the age of 18 years of age. For private courses this age requirement can be waviered with written consent by parent/guardian being provided.

Wavier/release/Idemnity: A liability waiver is a legal document will be required to sign to acknowledge the risks involved in your participation. You will be required to read, understand and sign this form prior to your participation, at the start of this course.

Course application deadline:  normally 2-3 weeks before, or the maximum participant number is reached, which ever comes first. Please check the application closing date on course advertisment.

2) On land based courses (TRR)

Minimum Skill level of Participant:  Rescue enthusiast who wishes commence learning about technical rescue methods using rope and rope systems.

Minimum Age: Must be healthy and over the age of 13 years of age. For persons under the Japanese legal age of 20 years, a parent/guardian will be required to sign the wavier/release/Idemnity Registration form and also particapte on the course.

Wavier/release/Idemnity: A liability waiver is a legal document will be required to sign to acknowledge the risks involved in your participation. You will be required to read, understand and sign this form prior to your participation, at the start of this course.

Course application deadline:  normally 2-3 weeks before, or the maximum participant number is reached, which ever comes first. Please check the application closing date on course advertisment.

3) For our Backcountry Avalanche Awareness Course (BAAC):

Minimum Skill level of Participant: winter enthusiast who wishes to venture into the backcountry while snow is on the ground. Must be of an intermediate skier/snowboarder level or above, able to ski off-piste runs/powder competently.

Minimum Age: Must be healthy and over the age of 13 years of age. For persons under the Japanese legal age of 20 years, a parent/guardian will be required to sign the wavier/release/Idemnity Registration form and also particapte on the course.

Wavier/release/Idemnity: A liability waiver is a legal document will be required to sign to acknowledge the risks involved in your participation. You will be required to read, understand and sign this form prior to your participation, at the start of this course.

Course application deadline:  1 week before, or the maximum participant number is reached, which ever comes first. Please check the application closing date on course advertisment.

If you are not sure about anything of the above, please contact NOASC.