A note about Cat skiing in Japan
Picture from the summit of our CAT ski zone
Before making a booking, you should know that Cat Skiing in Japan is much smaller than Cat skiing in North America.
As the Powderhounds website puts it,
"Most Japan cat skiing differs significantly to that in British Columbia Canada, the home of snowcat skiing. Firstly many of the Japanese cat ski operations are situated at old ski resorts that were built during the lavish bubble era when money grew on trees. Now with the economic downturn, enterprising snowcat operators utilize some of the abandoned ski resorts so some of the runs are on the ungroomed “piste” and there’s also plenty of tree skiing.
And synonymous with many of the Japan ski resorts, the cat skiing terrain isn’t particularly steep, especially relative to many Canada CAT skiing outfits. Much of the Japanese cat skiing is ideal for strong intermediate to advanced riders and those relatively new to powder skiing"
If you're coming to Japan and expecting a big, steep, wide Cat ski operation, this probably isn't the trip for you. The Cat ski operation that the Tohoku Storm Chaser uses runs on a former ski hill and is pretty mellow. However, the abundance and frequency of great pow and very few other people out there really make it a special experience.
As the Powderhounds website puts it,
"Most Japan cat skiing differs significantly to that in British Columbia Canada, the home of snowcat skiing. Firstly many of the Japanese cat ski operations are situated at old ski resorts that were built during the lavish bubble era when money grew on trees. Now with the economic downturn, enterprising snowcat operators utilize some of the abandoned ski resorts so some of the runs are on the ungroomed “piste” and there’s also plenty of tree skiing.
And synonymous with many of the Japan ski resorts, the cat skiing terrain isn’t particularly steep, especially relative to many Canada CAT skiing outfits. Much of the Japanese cat skiing is ideal for strong intermediate to advanced riders and those relatively new to powder skiing"
If you're coming to Japan and expecting a big, steep, wide Cat ski operation, this probably isn't the trip for you. The Cat ski operation that the Tohoku Storm Chaser uses runs on a former ski hill and is pretty mellow. However, the abundance and frequency of great pow and very few other people out there really make it a special experience.
