NOASC Winter Activities (63)
NOASC runs winter activities out of our Niseko Head office across Hokkaido from early December until late April. Our most popular activity is our ski, snowboard, and telemark lessons in Niseko.
Niseko Backcountry Tour Information
Written by AdministratorTake a Backcountry Tour with the professionals!
Our staff are professional guides, guiding our clients on tours all year round, across the Island of Hokkaido, and overseas. NOASC staff include instructors, assessors, course facilitators, in various summer and winter outdoor adventure sports, within Japan, and overseas. Customer service, safety and your satisfaction is our priority!
Additional Info
- Professional Our guides are professional trained and qualified staff.
- Multi-lingual Our local guides are multi-lingual speaking Japanese, English, and other.
- Friendly Our staff will look after you from the time you are picked up, until you are returned to your accommodation.
- Knowledgeable We have been operating tours since 1993 and know the area like the back of our hand.
- Experienced Our guides guide tours year round, Hokkaido wide, small to large groups.
Beginner Ski Lesson - Level 1
Written by AdministratorBeginner Ski Lesson Level-1
A Level One lesson is a basic introduction to moving around on your skis, basic turning, and how to stop. Level one skiers are beginner skiers who haven't skied for several years, and/or only a couple of hours before. May being already riding the beginner lift. A great place to start your skiing journey again!
Additional Info
- Why NOASC?: Some Great reasons below
- Professional Staff: Professionally trained and qualified instructors.
- Extra Skill: Local Niseko instructors living and working in the outdoor industry all year round.
- Extra Knowledge: A mix of local Niseko and foreign Instructors/guides.
- Flexibility: All our lessons are planned with flexibility and your desires in mind.
- Personal Service: We are not a large Niseko ski school, Niseko Backcountry guiding company.
- Balanced Class: Groups of similar abilities and needs.
- Small No.'s: We don't believe in quantity, more so quality.
- Extra Service: Within the Niseko area we provide a free pick-up and drop-off service.
- Great Memories: Photo and video Service of your lesson/tour.
Niseko Ski Area Guiding
Written by AdministratorNiseko Ski Area Guiding
Our guides and instructors have been running tours and showing clients around Niseko's ski resorts, a since 1993, we know the area! NOASC's experienced and knowledgeable guides will show you what Niseko's 4 main ski resorts of Niseko Grand Hirafu, Niseko Village, Niseko Hanazono, and Niseko Annupuri have to offer you. Don't waste your valuable holiday time searching for those areas you have heard about.
Additional Info
- Price 56,000yen (1-4 pers, extra person plus 6,500yen)
- Meeting Time AM:8:30-12:00, or PM:13:00-16:30pm
- Duration approx 2.5 hours
- Min. Age 13 years and above
- Min. Persons 1
- Season Dec through to late April
- Book NOW! Click here to book this activity!
Senior Instructor 4 Hour Private Ski Lesson
Additional Info
- Price 95,000 yen (extra pers. +5,000yen per person)
- Duration 8:30-16:30 (4 hrs within. (8:30AM start, or 12:30PM Start))
- Meeting Time 15mins before lesson time
- Min. Age 4 years (check with your instructor)
- Min. Persons 1 person
- Season December through to April (best January & February)
- Your level? Click here to find your level.
- Book NOW! Click here to book this lesson.
- What to bring? Click here to view.
Niseko First Step Backcountry Tour
Written by AdministratorNiseko First Step Backcountry Tour
An ideal tour for the first timer backcountry skier/snowboarder. When coming to Niseko for the first time, one is always amazed about the amount of snow. This is your chance to learn about why Niseko is fast becoming on of the most popular powder skiing/snowboarding destinations in the world today.
Our experienced guides will show you the way, and what all the hipe is all about! They will introduce you to the necessary equipment and it's correct use, on the tour.
Additional Info
- Price 6,000 yen
- Meeting Time 8:15, 12:45
- Duration 8:30-11:00, 13:00-15:30, approx 1.5 hours
- Min. Age 13 years and above
- Min. Persons 3
- Season December through to late April
- Book NOW! Click here to book this activity!
- What to Bring? Click here to learn more
Niseko Ski Lesson Information
Written by AdministratorNOASC Niseko Ski Lesson Information
NOASC offers a wide range of ski lessons, multiday ski lesson packages, and ski hire/ski rental add-on packages. Contact our staff to talk about your next Niseko ski lesson package. Let's start our skiing journey!
Additional Info
- Why NOASC?: Some Great reasons below
- Professional Staff: Professionally trained and qualified instructors.
- Extra Skill: Local Niseko instructors living and working in the outdoor industry all year round.
- Extra Knowledge: A mix of local Niseko and foreign Instructors/guides.
- Flexibility: All our lessons are planned with flexibility and your desires in mind.
- Personal Service: We are not a large Niseko ski school, Niseko Backcountry guiding company.
- Balanced Class: Groups of similar abilities and needs.
- Small No.'s: We don't believe in quantity, more so quality.
- Extra Service: Within the Niseko area we provide a free pick-up and drop-off service.
- Great Memories: Photo and video Service of your lesson/tour.
Senior Instructor 6 Hour Private Ski Lesson
Additional Info
- Price 110,000yen (extra pers. +5,000yen per person))
- Duration 8:30 - 16:30 (any 6 hrs including breaks)
- Meeting Time 15mins before lesson time
- Min. Age 4 years (check with your instructor)
- Min. Persons 1 person
- Season December through to April (best January & February)
- Your level? Click here to find your level.
- Book NOW! Click here to book this lesson.
- What to bring? Click here to view.
Backcountry Tourer Lesson Level-11
At level eleven you are a very competent skier in all conditions; with a backpack; in heavy snow through to deep powder, on all terrain. Level eleven skiers able to select the safest backcountry route, analyse present and future snow conditions through snow stability tests, weather forcasts. These skiers can plan and travel through the backcountry in all snow conditions, using varying navigation techniques, on overnight, and/or multi-day tours.
Additional Info
- Why NOASC?: Some Great reasons below
- Professional Staff: Professionally trained and qualified instructors.
- Extra Skill: Local Niseko instructors living and working in the outdoor industry all year round.
- Extra Knowledge: A mix of local Niseko and foreign Instructors/guides.
- Flexibility: All our lessons are planned with flexibility and your desires in mind.
- Personal Service: We are not a large Niseko ski school, Niseko Backcountry guiding company.
- Balanced Class: Groups of similar abilities and needs.
- Small No.'s: We don't believe in quantity, more so quality.
- Extra Service: Within the Niseko area we provide a free pick-up and drop-off service.
- Great Memories: Photo and video Service of your lesson/tour.
6 Hour Private Ski Lessons
Written by Administrator6 Hour Private Ski Lessons
No matter what your skiing level is, we have the right lesson for you! Full day (6 hours) one-on-one lessons or semi-private lessons for a small group of friends of the same ability level. Great opportunity to work on your skiing technique, exploring different terrain and having some fun! Choose your 6 hours between 8:30 and 16:30.
Additional Info
- Price 76,000yen (extra person for 3,000yen/pers.)
- Duration 8:30 - 16:30 (any 6 hrs including breaks)
- Meeting Time 15mins before lesson time
- Min. Age 4 years plus
- Min. Persons 1 person (extra persons of equal level allowed)
- Season Dec. through to April
- Your level? Click here to find your level.
- Book NOW! Click here to book this lesson.
- What to bring? Click here to view.
Backcountry Explorer Ski Lesson Level-10
Level ten skiers are very confident skiers in all conditions, enjoying skiing all the mountain on and off-piste, with regularly skiing in the backcountry. Level ten skiers are continuing to learn about skiing techniques in the backcountry, backcountry travel (including hiking up techniques), snow stability tests, and backcountry safety, on full-day lessons.
Additional Info
- Why NOASC?: Some Great reasons below
- Professional Staff: Professionally trained and qualified instructors.
- Extra Skill: Local Niseko instructors living and working in the outdoor industry all year round.
- Extra Knowledge: A mix of local Niseko and foreign Instructors/guides.
- Flexibility: All our lessons are planned with flexibility and your desires in mind.
- Personal Service: We are not a large Niseko ski school, Niseko Backcountry guiding company.
- Balanced Class: Groups of similar abilities and needs.
- Small No.'s: We don't believe in quantity, more so quality.
- Extra Service: Within the Niseko area we provide a free pick-up and drop-off service.
- Great Memories: Photo and video Service of your lesson/tour.
Niseko First Step Private Backcountry Tour
An ideal tour for the first timer backcountry skier/snowboarder wanting an extra VIP service. A private tour allows one to experience the best of what Niseko has to offer, with one-to-one guiding and backcountry instruction. This is your chance to learn about why Niseko is fast becoming on of the most popular powder skiing/snowboarding destinations in the world today.
Our experienced guides will show you the way, and what all the hype is all about! They will introduce you to the necessary equipment and it's correct use, on the tour.
Additional Info
- Price 18,500 yen up to 3 people (extra person +5,500yen)
- Meeting Time 8:15AM 13:15PM
- Duration approx 2.5 hours
- Min. Age 13 years and above
- Min. Persons 1
- Season December through to late April
- Book NOW! Click here to book this activity!
- What to Bring? Click here to learn more
4 Hour Private Ski Lessons
Written by Administrator4 Hour Private Ski Lessons
Want to learn new skills in your own pace? Then the private lesson is right for you! We have one-on-one lessons and semi-private lessons for a small group up to 6 friends of the same ability/level. Enjoy 4 hour lesson tailored to your personal needs, having enough time to learn. Tell us what you want to work on and together we can make it come true! NOTE: Lesson includes any breaks.
Let our qualified and experienced multi-lingual instructors pass on their knowledge of skiing, while showing you the thrills and excitement of skiing. Lesson price includes a V.I.P. pick-up and drop-off service from your accommodation. Very attractive ski rental packages are also available for clients with their own ski equipment. Lift tickets are not including in the price of the lesson.
(Note: NOASC teaches lessons at resorts other than Niseko United Resorts. Contact NOASC for further information and to discuss your lesson resort of choice. Traveling times one-way vary with road conditions, please allow up to approximately 90 minutes for Sapporo regional resorts).
Additional Info
- Price 56,000yen (extra pers. for 3,000yen/pers.)
- Duration 8:30-16:30 (4 hrs including breaks 8:30AM or 12:30PM Onsnow Start) )
- Meeting Time 15mins before lesson time
- Min. Age 4 years plus
- Min. Persons 1 person
- Season Dec. through to April
- Your level? Click here to find your level.
- Book NOW! Click here to book this lesson.
- What to bring? Click here to view.
Private Backcountry Tours
Written by AdministratorPrivate Backcountry Tour (Niseko area)
This tour is tailored to your needs and ability. With your guide you can explore the Niseko and its great mountains at your own pace. Hike up, take in the brilliant view and then experience some wide open turns on your way back down the mountain. The Niseko area is famous for a good reason - beautiful mountains everywhere, waiting for you to ride it down! Our experienced guides will help you to choose which area will be the best for you - yes, it is that easy! Annupuri, Iwanopuri, Chisenupuri, Nitonupuri, Moiwa and more! We run the backcountry tours since 1993, we know the area!
Additional Info
- Price 61,000 yen up top 3 people (every extra person + 5,000yen)
- Meeting Time 8:15am (Enquire about Pick-up time)
- Duration approx 5 hours
- Min. Age 13 years and above
- Min. Persons 1
- Season December through to late April
- Book NOW! Click here to book this activity!
- What to Bring? Click here to learn more
Intermediate Beginner Ski Lesson Level-2
Level Two skiers are cautious novices who are able to do a snowplough (wedge / pizza slice) turn both ways and can stop. These skiers can link turns but not smoothly. Level two skiers may have skied once or twice before for a couple of hours or days, on beginner slopes.
Additional Info
- Why NOASC?: Some Great reasons below
- Professional Staff: Professionally trained and qualified instructors.
- Extra Skill: Local Niseko instructors living and working in the outdoor industry all year round.
- Extra Knowledge: A mix of local Niseko and foreign Instructors/guides.
- Flexibility: All our lessons are planned with flexibility and your desires in mind.
- Personal Service: We are not a large Niseko ski school, Niseko Backcountry guiding company.
- Balanced Class: Groups of similar abilities and needs.
- Small No.'s: We don't believe in quantity, more so quality.
- Extra Service: Within the Niseko area we provide a free pick-up and drop-off service.
- Great Memories: Photo and video Service of your lesson/tour.
Backcountry Ski Lesson - Level 9
Written by AdministratorBackcountry Ski Lesson Level-9
Level nine skiers are confident advanced skiers who ski all mountain runs on and off-piste, venturing out into the backcountry (non-patrolled/no snow control) areas. Level nine skiers are learning about skiing techniques in the backcountry, basic backcountry safe travel, on half-day tours.
Additional Info
- Why NOASC?: Some Great reasons below
- Professional Staff: Professionally trained and qualified instructors.
- Extra Skill: Local Niseko instructors living and working in the outdoor industry all year round.
- Extra Knowledge: A mix of local Niseko and foreign Instructors/guides.
- Flexibility: All our lessons are planned with flexibility and your desires in mind.
- Personal Service: We are not a large Niseko ski school, Niseko Backcountry guiding company.
- Balanced Class: Groups of similar abilities and needs.
- Small No.'s: We don't believe in quantity, more so quality.
- Extra Service: Within the Niseko area we provide a free pick-up and drop-off service.
- Great Memories: Photo and video Service of your lesson/tour.
Advanced Beginner Ski Lesson Level-3
Level Three skiers are novices who are able to snowplough (wedge / pizza slice) turn both ways and stop confidently. These skiers can link turns smoothly keeping constant radius on beginner (green) to intermediate (shown as red in Japan ) ski runs. Level Three skiers may have skied for several days and have no problem getting on or off lifts.
Additional Info
- Why NOASC?: Some Great reasons below
- Professional Staff: Professionally trained and qualified instructors.
- Extra Skill: Local Niseko instructors living and working in the outdoor industry all year round.
- Extra Knowledge: A mix of local Niseko and foreign Instructors/guides.
- Flexibility: All our lessons are planned with flexibility and your desires in mind.
- Personal Service: We are not a large Niseko ski school, Niseko Backcountry guiding company.
- Balanced Class: Groups of similar abilities and needs.
- Small No.'s: We don't believe in quantity, more so quality.
- Extra Service: Within the Niseko area we provide a free pick-up and drop-off service.
- Great Memories: Photo and video Service of your lesson/tour.
Mountain Explorer Ski Lesson Level-8
Level eight skiers are confident advanced skiers who ski parallel turns on all terrain and in all snow conditions. Level eight skiers can ski with carving turns on black runs. Level eight skiers regularly ski off-piste on in varying terrain, including open and closed tree runs, in shallow ankle through to waist deep powder, generally within ski resort boundaries. Learning about backcountry skiing and skiing outside resort boundaries.
Additional Info
- Why NOASC?: Some Great reasons below
- Professional Staff: Professionally trained and qualified instructors.
- Extra Skill: Local Niseko instructors living and working in the outdoor industry all year round.
- Extra Knowledge: A mix of local Niseko and foreign Instructors/guides.
- Flexibility: All our lessons are planned with flexibility and your desires in mind.
- Personal Service: We are not a large Niseko ski school, Niseko Backcountry guiding company.
- Balanced Class: Groups of similar abilities and needs.
- Small No.'s: We don't believe in quantity, more so quality.
- Extra Service: Within the Niseko area we provide a free pick-up and drop-off service.
- Great Memories: Photo and video Service of your lesson/tour.
Beginner Intermediate Ski Lesson Level-4
Level Four skiers are cautious intermediate skiers who are able to snowplough, linking turns, and stop confidently. These skiers can link turns smoothly keeping constant radius on beginner (green) to intermediate (shown in red within Japan) ski runs with skis sometimes becoming parallel on completion of turns, at moderate speed.
Additional Info
- Why NOASC?: Some Great reasons below
- Professional Staff: Professionally trained and qualified instructors.
- Extra Skill: Local Niseko instructors living and working in the outdoor industry all year round.
- Extra Knowledge: A mix of local Niseko and foreign Instructors/guides.
- Flexibility: All our lessons are planned with flexibility and your desires in mind.
- Personal Service: We are not a large Niseko ski school, Niseko Backcountry guiding company.
- Balanced Class: Groups of similar abilities and needs.
- Small No.'s: We don't believe in quantity, more so quality.
- Extra Service: Within the Niseko area we provide a free pick-up and drop-off service.
- Great Memories: Photo and video Service of your lesson/tour.
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Intermediate Ski Lesson - Level 5
Written by AdministratorIntermediate Ski Lesson Level-5
Level Five skiers are confident intermediate skiers who are able to ski parallel turns, linking turns, and stop confidently on intermediate runs. These skiers ski relatively fast, but may have difficulty on steeper, icy, or bumpy intermediate runs. May still use a wedge (intermediate stem christie) to initate turns.
Additional Info
- Why NOASC?: Some Great reasons below
- Professional Staff: Professionally trained and qualified instructors.
- Extra Skill: Local Niseko instructors living and working in the outdoor industry all year round.
- Extra Knowledge: A mix of local Niseko and foreign Instructors/guides.
- Flexibility: All our lessons are planned with flexibility and your desires in mind.
- Personal Service: We are not a large Niseko ski school, Niseko Backcountry guiding company.
- Balanced Class: Groups of similar abilities and needs.
- Small No.'s: We don't believe in quantity, more so quality.
- Extra Service: Within the Niseko area we provide a free pick-up and drop-off service.
- Great Memories: Photo and video Service of your lesson/tour.
Advanced Ski Lesson - Level 7
Written by AdministratorAdvanced Ski Lesson Level-7
Level Seven skiers are confident intermediate skiers who ski parallel turns of varying radius' on intermediate and black runs. These skiers experiement with dynamic turning on and off-piste. Confident enough to ski open trees, or shallow powder runs off-piste. Using their poles for timing turns. Confident short radius turns and carving turns on blue runs on-piste. Maybe venturing into moguls on occassions.
Additional Info
- Why NOASC?: Some Great reasons below
- Professional Staff: Professionally trained and qualified instructors.
- Extra Skill: Local Niseko instructors living and working in the outdoor industry all year round.
- Extra Knowledge: A mix of local Niseko and foreign Instructors/guides.
- Flexibility: All our lessons are planned with flexibility and your desires in mind.
- Personal Service: We are not a large Niseko ski school, Niseko Backcountry guiding company.
- Balanced Class: Groups of similar abilities and needs.
- Small No.'s: We don't believe in quantity, more so quality.
- Extra Service: Within the Niseko area we provide a free pick-up and drop-off service.
- Great Memories: Photo and video Service of your lesson/tour.
Advanced Intermediate Ski Lesson Level-6
Level six skiers are confident intermediate skiers who are able to ski parallel turns of varying radius' on intermediate runs. These skiers ski relatively fast and venture of into the powder occassionally on the edge of the runs. Still not confident enough to ski open trees, or natural powder runs off-piste. Using their poles for timing turns. Learning to carve and steer their skis in turns on piste.
Additional Info
- Why NOASC?: Some Great reasons below
- Professional Staff: Professionally trained and qualified instructors.
- Extra Skill: Local Niseko instructors living and working in the outdoor industry all year round.
- Extra Knowledge: A mix of local Niseko and foreign Instructors/guides.
- Flexibility: All our lessons are planned with flexibility and your desires in mind.
- Personal Service: We are not a large Niseko ski school, Niseko Backcountry guiding company.
- Balanced Class: Groups of similar abilities and needs.
- Small No.'s: We don't believe in quantity, more so quality.
- Extra Service: Within the Niseko area we provide a free pick-up and drop-off service.
- Great Memories: Photo and video Service of your lesson/tour.
Niseko Snowboard Lesson Information
Written by AdministratorNOASC Niseko Snowboard Lesson Information
NOASC offers a wide range of snowboard lessons, multiday snowboard lesson packages, and snowboard hire/snowboard rental add-on packages. Contact our staff to talk about your next Niseko snowboard lesson package. Let's start our snowboarding journey!
Additional Info
- Why NOASC?: Some Great reasons below
- Professional Staff: Professionally trained and qualified instructors.
- Extra Skill: Local Niseko instructors living and working in the outdoor industry all year round.
- Extra Knowledge: A mix of local Niseko and foreign Instructors/guides.
- Flexibility: All our lessons are planned with flexibility and your desires in mind.
- Personal Service: We are not a large Niseko ski school, Niseko Backcountry guiding company.
- Balanced Class: Groups of similar abilities and needs.
- Small No.'s: We don't believe in quantity, more so quality.
- Extra Service: Within the Niseko area we provide a free pick-up and drop-off service.
- Great Memories: Photo and video Service of your lesson/tour.