Snowmobile Tours

Looking for something exciting and different for your day off of skiing or boarding? Black Diamond Snowmobiles offers full throttle action   for guests of all ability levels and is open to guests 12 years and older. Our ideal locations offer great open on-and-off track terrain, small groups (max 4:1 client/guide ratio) and of course qualified, safety conscious guides!

Introductory Tour 8500yen (1hr)

Never been on a snowmobile before? No problem! The Intro Tour is perfect for families, beginners and intermediates. Utilizing smaller, easier to handle 400cc Yamaha snowmobiles makes this trip more enjoyable and less physically demanding, yet still delivers plenty of speed and power. This one hour tour will have you starting out by learning the basics or brushing up on your skills on a large oval track for about 10 mins until we take to the hills! We will travel through several snow covered roads, farm lands and rolling powder fields stopping only briefly for a photo opportunity and hot cup of Japanese tea half way through the trip.

This tour offers the ability for two people to share a sled, please ask us at time of booking. The second rider cost is 6500yen.

**Private tour requires a minimum of 4 persons

 

Deep Powder Tour 10500yen (1hr)

Are you ready for the next level? The Deep Powder Short Tour is a physically demanding, high adrenaline trip that is suited for riders who are able to manhandle, lift and/or help pull out a 230kg sled. This is your chance to experience a whole new "white room" atop one of our 140 horsepower 500-800cc powder specific snow beasts. The Deep Powder Tour starts off with a short powder intro and warm-up to get a feel of your sled followed by a brief 5 min lesson. We'll show you how to make turns, handle bumps, and small jumps and drops...then it's go time! This may possibly be the most intense 40 mins of legal fun you will have this winter in Japan! Think you got what it takes?

IMPORTANT

The Intro Tour and the Deep Powder Short Tour  are 1 hour in length with 20 minutes spent suiting up and receiving safety instructions followed by 40 minutes of riding time. All Customers should allow a minimum of 3 hours Please come equipped with your regular ski equipment (minus the skis and snowboards!). Snowboard boots are ideal footwear so bring them if you have them otherwise we'll provide boots, helmets and goggles. For any visitors that don't have ski gear, BD will provide pants, jackets and gloves at no extra charge.

Trip departures a typically available every day all winter (snow and weather permitting) at the following times but private tours can be arranged (minimum of two persons required):

• Trip 1: 9:30am
• Trip 2: 1:00pm
• Trip 3: 4:30pm

Please arrive on site or at pick up meeting location 5-10 minutes before your trip to complete waivers, make payment and get ready for the trip.

Please note* As with any outdoor activity, our tours are weather dependent. If for some reason the BD team feels that the conditions are not  ideal and/or dangerous, BDT reserves the right to cancel the trip and issue a full refund. 

Access:

Free Shuttles!! We offer free shuttles to and from Hirafu village and will meet you in the Hirafu Seicomart parking lot 15 minutes prior to the scheduled trip start time. Please request your shuttle at the time of booking.

Bus: Catch the Niseko Free Passport bus from anywhere in the Niseko United Area. Make sure your bus is headed towards Niseko Village and get off at the Milk Kobo stop. You will see our office across the street as soon as you get off the bus. If you have a few extra minutes, pop into the Milk Kobo and sample their delicious Chou Cream or other famous treats all made from local Niseko dairy products. Transport on the Free Passport bus is free with your All Mountain Lift ticket or costs 500Yen if you do not have a ticket. Bus timetables can be found on the pack of all Niseko United Trail Maps.

Ski: From anywhere in the Niseko United area, follow signs to the Niseko Village ski area and ski to the mountain base. Please note that at the bottom you want to keep right and head towards the big green building (former home of the decommissioned Higashiyama gondola) and DO NOT ski all the way over to the Hilton Hotel / Niseko Village gondola base. From the parking lot, head straight out the access road and make a right turn at the first road you reach. Follow this road and after about 200 meters you will pass Black Diamond Lodge. Stay on the road for another 300 meters and you will see the Black Diamond Tours office on your right hand side.