My next big ski trip is under planning and in January 2025 I am going to ski backcountry powder in Japan with my daughter and son.
We will be flying from Helsinki to Tokyo 2025-01-10 by Finnair. Then some Tokyo sightseeing and getting adjusted to to Tokyo timezone that is 7 hours ahead of Helsinki. On Monday 2025-01-13 we fly to Sapporo, rent a car, and will stay at Niseko Grand Hotel, that will be our base in Niseko.
Then 10 days of powder skiing in the Niseko region, where it snows almost daily and they get up to 4 meters of snow every winter. As we have the rental car, we can get around and ski not only the Niseko mountain, but also nearby Rusutsu, Kiroro, Teine, Iwanai and maybe do a day trip skinning up to Mount Yotei. We will take with us full backcountry gear with avalanche safety equipment.
On Friday 2025-01-24 we fly from Sapporo back to Tokyo, spend a few days there and fly back home Sunday 2025-01-27.
