Leave it to us when it comes to Hakuba's backcountry!

POWERZONE Hakuba offers outdoor activities throughout the year. They coordinate a variety of tours in categories such as snow play, water play, mountain climbing, and outdoor activities. The setting for snow play is Hakuba's backcountry in winter. High-spec guides with expert skiing skills and a deep knowledge of Hakuba will escort you.

In addition to the three tours offered, "Hakuba 1-Day Tour," "Backcountry Light Tour," and "Private Backcountry Tour," POWERZONE also offers themed programs such as "Backcountry SKI Seminar" and "Backcountry Tours," which are unique to the area.

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Backcountry lessons are also available to help you hone your skills

The "BC Light Tour" is reasonably priced and involves relatively little hiking, but the "1-Day Tour" requires a certain level of skill. Sometimes you use a gondola or lift to get up, and other times it's a full hike. To help you participate in such tours without worry, POWERONE is holding a "Backcountry SKI Seminar."

This seminar is a training venue aimed at honing skills that allow participants to quickly adapt to ever-changing snow conditions and natural terrain. Individual and group lessons are available to teach techniques and how to enjoy the natural terrain through on-piste sessions.

Additionally, at Backcountry Tours, guides with extensive experience as ski instructors not only provide tours of Hakuba's mountains, but also provide knowledge courses on powder skiing, self-rescue, and backcountry skiing.

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guide area

main guide area	Hakuba, Otari
Other areas	Near Tateyama, Kubiki, and Hakuba
Representative name (guide qualification)	Mamoru Takahashi (JMGA Mountaineering Guide Stage II, Ski Guide Stage II, SAJ Ski Instructor)
Main guide name (guide qualification)	Reina Sato (JMGA Ski Guide Stage I, JMGA Mountaineering Guide Stage III, SIA Stage IV), Tsunehito Irikura (Shinshu Mountaineering Guide, SIA Telemark Demonstrator)
Number of affiliated guides	3 full-time employees, 1-2 part-time employees (3 of whom are qualified)
guide ratio	1 guide: 6 guests
percentage of guests	Skiing and snowboarding (7:3) / Men and women (8:2)

rental

snow safety gear	Beacon, probe, shovel (all available)
Backpack	A board can be attached (Ant)
ski	Skis with touring bindings (basically not available, negotiable)
climbing gear	Climbing skins (basically not available, negotiable) Snowshoes (available)

price

1DAY	From 12,500 yen
other	BC Light Tour from 10,500 yen

Actual contents of the tour

	first participation	BC experience Ali	most difficult
action time	4-6 hours	5-7 hours	5-9 hours
Cumulative elevation difference	200 to 500 m	400 to 800 m	1,000m or more
average hike time	2-3 hours	3-4 hours	5-6 hours
Slope content	Gentle trees, small open slopes	Trees on medium-steep slopes, large open slopes	Anywhere as long as the snow conditions are good