Below are just a few of the more popular activities and tours that you can partake in whilst in Furano. For a full and comprehensive list we recommend visiting the Furano Tourist Association website.

Pro Powder aim to help improve your skiing ability and sharpen your technique in order to make skiing and snowboarding fun and enjoyable. With several years of instructing experience and hundreds of days on the snow, their instructors are sure to help improve your skiing. They offer all day improvement camps to skiers and snowboarders of all ages and abilities with the added benefit of getting a free mountain tour that points out all the best places to ski and eat. Their instructors are more than happy to give advice on the local cuisine, après hot spot and other activities aside from skiing. We recommend Pro powder and can happily assist you with booking a tour.

This is a great way to experience the backcountry around Niseko and take in the beautiful scenery as you power your machine over snow laden fields. NSA employ a group of dedicated guides who will escort you along snow laden ridges, forest trails and powder bowls. They offer small personalized tours aimed at introducing you to alpine safety, snow mobile operation and awareness of the Niseko region. Once you are equipped with your safety gear and given a comprehensive safety brief it is time to be blown away by the power and speed of the machines. NSA have a great website that explains more.

Winter Rafting is an adventure with a difference and you don’t have to be concerned about being cold either; each participant is covered head to toe in a dry-suit, winter gloves, wet socks and gumboots. The tour takes place just out of Niseko and takes in some spectacular scenery as you meander down the river. Even better the tour company serves hot beverages and snacks to keep you even warmer. However you will not escape the tour without a few adrenaline rushes as you transverse the river rapids. For more details contact NOASC.

Experience the beauty of the regions hidden backcountry and famous bottomless powder, all from the comfort of your heated snowcat. NSA provides a choice of adventures available from scenic backcountry tours to guided catskiing. Their guided tours will take you to untracked powder fields, along winding ridge tops and forest trails, through majestic Birch forests, and into fields dotted with Pines, offering you unsurpassed views of Mt. Yohtei. They take great pride in having the most experienced guides, giving the most exciting snowcat experience around, and providing a wonderful backcountry experience.

Snowshoe trekking is a truly serine pastime. As you snow shoe over snow laden hills and traverse open fields it is awe inspiring to look back upon the trails you created. This is a sport that you can challenge yourself with by setting your own pace. Most of the tours around Niseko include lunch and beverages on the tour, which is great for replenishing your energy stores. For bookings and further details we recommend contacting NOASC or the local company Discovery U, as both do a good job of explaining the surrounding countryside and places of interest whilst you shoe.