Hokkaido Mountain Experience (HME)
Hokkaido Mountain Experience (HME)
5
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Monday
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Full view
About
Hokkaido Mountain Experience -HMEJapan. Providing professional private snow-sports lessons, mountain tours and back-country guiding based in the 'Powder Snow' mecca of Niseko, Japan. Offering a range of products suitable for all levels of ability and motivation. HME creates a mountain experience tailored just for you. * Private Lessons -Ski/Snowboard/Cross-Country/Snowshoe * Guided Niseko United Mountain Tours * Backcountry Tours-Yotei/Chisenupuri/Shiribestudake/Yoichidake * Kiroro/Rusutsu/Moiwa/Teine/Kokusai Day Tours * Central Hokkaido Trips * Backcountry Avalanche Equipment Rental * Cultural Days
Revenue impacts the experiences featured on this page, learn more.
Similar Experiences
Hokkaido Mountain Experience (HME)
Booking unavailable on Tripadvisor
Want other options you can book now?
Show optionsTravellers talk about
Contribute
Most Recent: Reviews ordered by most recent publish date in descending order.
Detailed Reviews: Reviews ordered by recency and descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as waiting time, length of visit, general tips, and location information.
Popular mentions
We perform checks on reviews.
Tripadvisor’s approach to reviews
Before posting, each Tripadvisor review goes through an automated tracking system, which collects information, answering the following questions: how, what, where and when. If the system detects something that potentially contradicts our community guidelines, the review is not published.
When the system detects a problem, a review may be automatically rejected, sent to the reviewer for validation, or manually reviewed by our team of content specialists, who work 24/7 to maintain the quality of the reviews on our site.
Our team checks each review posted on the site disputed by our community as not meeting our community guidelines.
Learn more about our review moderation.
5.0
29 reviews
Excellent
28
Very good
1
Average
0
Poor
0
Terrible
0
Patrick
5 contributions
Feb 2025 • Family
My partner and I have booked our first ever tour with HME. Richard took us to Mt. Shiribetsu where he introduced us to kick turns and the challenges of going up hill. Once we arrived at the the ridge, we had plenty of options. We decided to continue to the very top and ride the north face. That was amazing pristine powder. From the bottom of the north face we hiked up to the ridge. During that hike I faced some issues with my rental split board skins. Richard helped me find strength and fixed it so I could hike up although the skins did not stick properly to my skins. Once we were back on the ridge we were all so happy. The ride down the flank of the south face back to the car was a priceless experience. Thanks Richard!
Written 12 February 2025
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
John C
1 contribution
Dec 2024 • Family
We have used Richard Coats from Hokkaido Mountain Experience on multiple occasions over the past three years. He is a fantastic ski instructor for all skill levels. He coached our extended family, with skill levels ranging from first timers, beginners and experienced skiers (kids to adults). I can’t recommend Richard enough. Passionate about getting the best out of every person, considerate and working in such a positive way with my family to improve their skiing ability and overcoming a variety of obstacles. Besides all this, Richard is such a great guy who made our ski holiday so enjoyable. Can’t wait to do it all again in 2025.
Written 23 December 2024
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Laurence P
1 contribution
Feb 2025 • Couples
Richard reached out via Facebook after I posted a question on a local skiing group, and we ended up booking a day trip to Yotei with 4 total customers. We loved our experience! He showed preparedness and upfront communication, and managed risk and group dynamics very well. We felt safe under his guiding. I for sure recommend Richard as a guide, and the lovely personality and chatiness definitely helps! Thank you again!
Written 1 March 2025
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Thankyou for letting us know about your great day! Richard is an asset. We are stoked that you had such a great time!. 🙏
Written 10 March 2025
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Vee
Hong Kong, China4 contributions
Nov 2024 • Family
Thanks for the great time! Richard was very responsive, advising us and organizing everything the day we reached out to him about half a year ago! And he was really good with the kids - couldn’t have done it without him when one of us was hurt so early on in the trip!
Written 4 January 2025
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Sammy M
4 contributions
Feb 2025 • Couples
Great trip with HME. Guides took care of us and when we needed to make some last minute changes Pete was very accommodating and helpful. Overall very happy with the experience and big thank you to the HME team.
Written 12 February 2025
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Silp U
Bangkok, Thailand43 contributions
Jan 2025 • Friends
My group took two lessons with HME. We did a full day ski lesson with Richard and a full day snowboard lesson with Ruby. Both instructors were helped us improve our skills significantly. We were very pleased with the lessons. My group went from barely being able to go down reds to exploring all the reds at Rusutsu twice during our trip. Highly recommended!
Written 24 January 2025
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Sherpa35007694609
1 contribution
Feb 2025 • Friends
I am grateful to HME for setting us up with Richie and Marina for our trip. My group has been skiing around the world for 25 years and this was our favorite adventure yet. Knowledgable and very personable guides, deep powder and a wildly beautiful part of the world. I can’t wait to return and highly recommend HME (and Richie and Marina) for anyone wanting to make their trip to Hokkaido even more special! Thanks again!!!
Written 21 February 2025
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Carissa M
1 contribution
Jan 2025 • Friends
Our group had a fantastic time exploring Niseko and Kokusai with Sam and Sal. We booked later than planned but so lucky to have found them. They took us through trees and side country and showed us best snow. Will def use HME again and highly recommend.
Written 19 January 2025
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Maps03960623516
3 contributions
Feb 2025 • Friends
Richie and Marina made our trip amazing. They judged our groups abilities and likes/dislikes perfectly. Without them we would never have found some of the best ski runs I’ve ever enjoyed. We were already talking about when we could come back after the first day. Thanks HME!
Written 13 February 2025
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Eric W
1 contribution
Feb 2025 • Friends
Took our annual friends ski trip to Niseko. HME was our guide service for five days of skiing and snowboarding. Richie and Marina showed us all over the local mountains. We had an amazing time, great guides and fantastic experience. Highly recommend!!
Written 13 February 2025
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
No questions have been asked about this experience
*Likely to sell out: Based on Viator’s booking data and information from the provider from the past 30 days, it seems likely this experience will sell out through Viator, a Tripadvisor company.