Without several days without good snowfalls the Rusutsu trees lived up to there name...snow!

Our client's yesterday on our Rusutsu Sidecountry tour. They enjoyed some of the best conditions found over the last several days. After a 40 minute drive from Niseko, everyone was rewarded with first tracks down the trees on Mt Isola.  Contact NOASC for information on our backcountry tours.

Niseko CAT Access Full-Day Backcountry Tour

Our full-day Niseko CAT Access Backcountry tour within 30 minutes drive from the Niseko United Ski mountain. Variety of terrain accessed using backcountry hiking gear after the CAT machine has taken you most of the way up the mountain. This tour is a guided tour. It includes a hearty lunch, with Avalanche safety kit rental. For further information contact NOASC.

It was a great day to head to Mt Yotei with not a cloud in the sky.

With new snowfalls lacking over the last couple of days and the great weather, the snowpack had compacked making the hike up easier and quicker than normal.

After a 4 hour hike to the summit, we were tempted to board into the crater, but with an approaching turn in the weather we decided to had down.

The first 500m of wind blown crust made the desired GS turns hard to come by, but the sun affected slopes were more forgiving. The surprise of the day was some ankle deep powder below tree line on the sheltered slopes.

Call NOASC to book a tour to the top of NISEKO. Tel: 81+.136.23.1688 or send us an email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

Great snow, great lines, great weather = GREAT Turns. Sean from Jackson Hole, USA., was impressed with the Niseko snow and the untracked lines we found, even with the crowds... Check out our short video of the tour at https://youtu.be/hHIfbBeRUts.

Call NOASC on 0136-23-1688 or email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to book your next tour.