Experience untouched powder
Take a snow cat tour to some of the best hidden powder slopes in the area. You will get to experience untouched deep powder that nobody else has access to. Hikarigahara Cat Tours experienced guides will help you enjoy the best of the backcountry safely.
Depending on weather and other conditions you should expect to be able to get in five to seven runs during one tour.
These untracked slopes are about 2,000m with good gradients that make them great for skiing and boarding.
Their guides will find the best slopes to suit you, so you have a great experience in the backcountry.
Tour Details
Dates: Mid January to late March (subject to weather conditions)
Price: ¥44,000 (includes tour guiding & lunch)
Capacity: 10 people/day (minimum: 6 people/day)
Conditions of Participation
- Bring your own transceiver (If you need to rent from us, rental transceiver will be 3,000yen at the tour base.)
- During the tour day, you must obey the instructions of the guide
- The schedule may change depending on the conditions and the weather
- Please note that the number of runs during the tour cannot be guaranteed because the conditions and the weather
How to Book?
You can book this tour on the Hikarigahara CAT Tour website.
Please fill in the booking form on the website.
Upon receiving your booking they will confirm the date.
They will then send you an invoice via PayPal.
Upon receipt of payment your booking is confirmed.
Transport
Transport to Hikarigahara CAT Tour site is not included.
If you need pick up, please book the Hikarigahara shuttle service in addition to the CAT Tour
Transfer fee is separate
Hikarigahara Shuttle Service >
Cancellations
You will need to cancel 45 before your booked tour date.
If you cancel 45 days before your booked date you will be refunded 100% of your booking fee.
Cancellations between 45 – 35days: 50% of the your fee will be refunded.
After 35 days you will be not be eligible to have any of your booking fee refunded.
- Refund is the net price of the tour, not with any other expenses.
- Cancellation acceptance business hours are 10:00-19:00 MON-FRI
If you cancel outside these days and time, then there is a chance that your cancellation won’t be seen until later and you may incur higher cancellation fees. If the tour is cancelled due to bad weather, national disasters as well as a lack of number of the applicants, we refund the booking fee to you regardless of when you booked, but without any additional expenses such as if you booked a taxi or shuttle.
All information is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of writing. As details and operation of the service may be subject to change, please double check the details with the service provider.