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Our highly certified Rhythm Rides guides are the key to unlocking the most epic terrain Niseko has to offer. Our Guiding and Touring packages take care of all the planning to ensure you make the most of every moment on-snow.

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Snow Escapes, Made Easy.

Everything you need to enjoy Niseko in one convenient bundle: resort guiding, backcountry, and touring, with premium gear rental and safety equipment included! Choose from one of our pre-built itineraries and completely customise with upgrades and add-ons.

Lessons & Tours

Lessons and guided adventures led by highly experienced instructors.

Gear & Equipment Rentals

Gear and equipment rentals included in all packages.

Add-On

Fully customisable, with upgrades and add-ons to create your ultimate experience.

Visited Hokkaido for 5 days with a crew of 5 friends during February 2025. 

Rhythm managed everything for us in advance: accommodation, guiding, lift passes, transport. Everything was out of this world, starting from the attention in-store, to the transport shuttles, the hotel and mainly the guiding. 

Our guide Victor was absolutely perfect, just like skiing with a good old friend, he took us to Niseko and Rusutsu letting us know the best days to do each thing and taking us to places where we could enjoy the best lines and snow every single time. 

I couldn't recommend Rhythm enough. THANK YOU guys.

Jorge A, Spain, Trip Advisor

This was a trip of a lifetime! Not only did we luck out with snow, but Ellie, our guide, was incredible, along with every person on the Rhythm team. Planning a trip with five adults from all over the US is going to make it hard to make decisions, but the Rhythm team was so patient, communicative and supportive in helping us understand what our options were and what would be the best fit for our personalized needs. 

Once onsite, Melanie made sure to greet us in person our first morning, which was a really nice touch. We literally didn't need to think about any logistics from the moment we landed at the airport to departure. It was so nice to not have to stress about those things actually just enjoy the trip. The time savings was well worth the cost. I wish I could work with Rhythm in planning other trips across the world!

Lauren141414, Trip Advisor

The communication in advance, via email and phone, was spectacular. Responsive and clear. Always attentive to questions.

Local logistics in Japan were flawless. Airport pick-up and drop-off could not have gone better. Vehicles and drivers were top-notch. Local accommodation in Niesko blew away our entire group. Did not expect that level of luxury. Also, the promise of ski-in/ski-out was delivered better than I've ever experienced. Truly fantastic.

Would do again! In fact, will do again!

Mark D, Trip Advisor
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Frequently asked questions

Currently, our trip packages are available exclusively in Niseko, but we’re excited to expand soon! We’ll be adding trip packages for Hakuba and Furano in the near future.

Each of our trip packages have been tailored to meet a range of needs - whether you’re chasing powder, mastering the slopes for the first time, or exploring as a family. Please review each trip package carefully as they each have different inclusions, however, all packages include accommodation, ground transfers to and from the resort, rental gear (such as ski or snowboard equipment rental), and a range of optional experiences to choose from like lessons and winter guided adventures. 

Please note, flights are not included, and you’ll need to book those separately. 

All our trips are totally customisable, however, the level of flexibility will depend on the trip you have booked. If you are looking to maximise your time in Niseko with your JaPOW, Multi Resort Tour or Progression Program when looking for the best powder, we recommend adding the full flexibility option to your trip. This will provide you with a private vehicle every day of your experience with us providing limitless opportunities of exploring the Niseko area. 

Saying that, we will always do our best to accommodate your requests and if you are comfortable with any additional fees to cover rental upgrades, lift passes and transport then we will do our best to make it happen!

We always recommend having travel insurance to support you with any financial losses that might occur due to a cancellation, delayed or cancelled flight or lost luggage.

We are unable to provide full refunds or reschedules of your trip within 70 days of your tour departure. If the cancellation is made more than 70 days ahead of your arrival time the 20% deposit will be withheld. If the remaining full balance that is due at least 70 days before arrival has already been received, this will be refunded.

The 20% deposit will be withheld for cancellations that are made less than 70 days ahead of your arrival date. We will then endeavour to provide a refund on portions of your Trip according to their individual cancellation policies if they allow, however within 70 days we can not guarantee any portion of your Trip can be refunded.

Please see our Rhythm Trips Terms and Conditions for further questions.

We are passionate about introducing children to skiing and snowboarding young. However, due to the physical and developmental differences between children under the age of 7 and adults we are unable to cater to a combined lesson.

  • Children aged 6 and under

In order for children under the age of 7 to thrive while learning to ski and snowboard, we recommend that children ages 5 and 6 join each other in a lesson, while children ages 3 and 4 need to be supervised 1-on-1 in a private learning environment.

  • Children aged 3 and under

At the moment we do not provide lessons or childcare services for children under the age of 3. 

When booking, please let our Trips team know if you have any children younger than 7 travelling with you, we are more than happy to customise your trip to meet the needs of your family.

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General FAQs

  • Private Lessons from 1st December – 10th April 

  • Resort Guiding from 13th December – 31st March 

  • Lift-accessed Backcountry Guiding from 22nd December - 31st March

  • Backcountry Touring from 22nd December – 10th April

  • Futures & Progression Camps from 25th December - 27th February

  • Up until seven days prior, a full refund will be provided for any reason.

  • From seven days prior until 48 hours prior a 20% cancellation fee will be incurred.

  • Within 48 hours of the booked lesson/tour date a 100% cancellation fee will be incurred.

  • No compensation can be made for the loss of tour time due to injury or illness if the lesson or tour has commenced. 

  • A 100% refund or lesson/tour reschedule is possible upon receipt of a valid medical certificate, a reschedule or refund of future lessons is possible, on the condition that:

    • We are advised at least one hour before your lesson/tour is due to commence.

    • Rhythm must receive the valid medical certificate within 24 hours of the cancelled/missed lesson.

  • We reserve the right to cancel any reservations that do not meet our booking terms or have not been paid by the due date.

  • Flywire may charge additional processing fees, including up to 1% of the refund amount.

We want you to have the best on-mountain experience with us, so if you are feeling unwell or are injured we will be happy to reschedule your lesson upon receipt of a medical certificate or accident report, providing we have been advised at least one hour prior to the lesson commencing.

Ski Patrol will make a treatment recommendation based on the seriousness of the injury, this may include:

  • Immediate transfer to a local hospital (or other appropriate facility) via emergency services

  • To seek further medical advice independently (at a private clinic, physio, or hospital) 

  • Rest

If your child is injured we will call you immediately to inform you of their condition and confirm where you can meet your child. Therefore, it is crucial we have a number we can reach you on at all times.

If the injury is deemed not an emergency we will wait for you to arrive so that you can decide the best form of treatment for your child. 

If the injury is deemed critical, your child will be taken to an emergency service deemed appropriate by the ambulance service. In this circumstance, we will endeavour to reach you and reunite you with your child as quickly as possible.

Unfortunately once a lesson has commenced we are unable to offer partial refunds or reschedule lessons.

We recommend allowing a minimum of 1.5 hours before your scheduled lesson start time to collect and be fitted with your rental equipment. For morning lessons we strongly recommend arranging your rental equipment the day before – if you have pre-booked you are able to collect your rentals from 1pm the day before your booking begins for free. If you are running late please call our guest services team on 050 3773 0913.

For Private Lessons, the lift pass you purchase will depend on your goals and ability level. For those who are new to the sport (Level 1-2), we would recommend a Grand Hirafu full day pass which will give you access to Grand Hirafu & Hanazono resort. If you are more experienced (Level 3-6) and you would like to explore more of Annupuri or Niseko Village you will need an All Mountain lift pass. \

For Resort Guiding and Lift-accessed Backcountry, you will need an All Mountain lift pass.

For Explorer Upgrades (Privates & Resort Guiding) visiting resorts outside of Niseko please contact our Guest Services team to confirm the correct lift pass for your day.

Yes. Lift passes are required to use the resort facilities which include the groomed runs that you will use during your lesson.

We are incredibly lucky that Hokkaido receives arguably the best snow in the world! That does mean that the weather is often extremely cold, snowy and windy and then sometimes even rain towards the end of the season. The good news is that this does not mean that your lesson can not go ahead. We will run our lessons every day providing the lifts appropriate for your level are operating.

If the resort has closed all of its lifts for the day due to weather, we will offer a full refund or reschedule. If your lesson has already commenced we will offer a partial refund or partial reschedule.

Yes. We recommend that you have a travel insurance policy, and it is important to ensure that it covers the type of skiing/snowboarding you plan to enjoy. If you’re planning to go into the backcountry via the Niseko gate system or touring your policy must cover ‘off-piste’ or ‘backcountry’. Depending on your policy this is sometimes an optional extra.

If you would like to change the start time or meeting location, please contact us at least 48 hours prior to your lesson/guiding. We can not guarantee it is possible to amend your meeting location after this time. It is not possible to change your meeting location on the morning of your lesson/guide.

If it’s more than a week before your lesson, we’re happy to reschedule. From 7 days prior until 48 hours prior, we offer rescheduling if we have availability. From 48 hours prior, we unfortunately do not offer a reschedule unless a medical certificate is provided. (Please see our cancellation policy)