Avalanche Courses

Hokkaido Backcountry Club offers avalanche courses in Niseko.

Hokkaido Backcountry Club offers avalanche courses in Niseko. As a certified AST training operation all of our courses follow the Avalanche Canada curriculum and are taught by certified AST Instructors.

Learn avalanche skills and safe route finding in the backcountry with the experts from Hokkaido Backcountry Club in our avalanche course held in Niseko. The right training will make your travels to the Hokkaido backcountry safer and more enjoyable. Depending on your avalanche skills we offer 2 or 4 day avalanche courses that will give you the knowledge and skills for decision making in avalanche terrain and if an avalanche should occur how to perform a self-rescue.

Both courses are highly recommended to recreational skiers and boarders who intend to ski/ride in off-piste, sidecountry, or backcountry terrain. These courses are recognized by Avalanche Canada and participants will receive a certificate upon completion.

To begin select from one of the following:

AST 1
AST 2
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