ATTENTION ALL OPERATORS: If you find your company on this list and you are in fact a legally registered company in Japan, possess a working visa for Japan for your instructors or guides OR are not sending guides, hosts or instructors to Japan to work (while on a tourist visa) please contact us immediately to be removed. We apologize if we have mislabeled you and invite to join JOIGA
1, elevationguides.ca - Ken Belanger
2, Mint tours - info@minttours.com Jarred Dowson, Founder
3, Hokkaido Powder Adventures (Chris Bondaies) - cbonadies@hokkaidopowderadventures.com (powderskiingjapan.com)
4, sass global - info@sassglobaltravel.com since 2002
5. goneski.com (2017)
6. X Travel- patrik@xtravel.se apollosports.se
7. activeski.se (8 years) Erik Lindfors, Ian Miller, Mattias coster, Mattias Steenhouwer, Rasmus Regnstrand, Robert Nilsson, Robert Vrlak, Svante Seleborg
8. Mountain Guided Travel - info@mountainguide.se Andreas Bengtsson
9. Powderquest - info@powderquest.com
10. aurorabackcountry.com Ben Johns info@aurorabackcountry.com
11. Dream Ski Adventures - info@dreamskiadventures.com
12. Ski Safari 9 Vallees - organisation@9vallees.com
13. Irwin Guides - info@irwinguides.com
14. tarentaise-tours.com/the-white-dream-in-japan
15. Yamnuska Mountain Adventures - info@yamnuska.com
16. Casa Tours - casa@casatours.com david Johnson
17. chrisdavenport.com Chris Davenport
18. Epic Ski Adventures - epicskiadventures@gmail.com
19. Bergmenn Mountain Guides - info@bergmenn.com
20. epicsnow.co Ben Vedelago and Ricky Sinclair
21. sherpasride.com hello@sherpasride.com
22. eaheliskiing.com info@eaheliskiing.com
23. corecamps.com turner@corecamps.com
24. redriveradventures.com makoto takeishi IFMGA
26. japanpowderculturetours.com info@japanpowderculturetours.com Jase the owner
27. alpinism.com mark Klassen
28. skiwithkim.com
31. sawback.com
32. powderguides.com
33. japowtours.com
35. 57hours.com
36. expedtribe.com
39. alpineinstitute.com Greg Oliveri
40. mountainschool.com John Race
41. pacificalpineguides.com Tyler and Melissa Reid
42. guidedexposure.com Jere Burrell
48. https://kunachowicz.com/ Pawel Kunachowicz
49. alpinism.com
50, Pacific Rim Backcountry guides
51, thepowderguides.com
52.japanpowderconnection.com
Operations in Japan that could be invited (but need to be checked)
skilasjapan.com (no travel operators or accommodation licence)
powder-recon.com.au (travel licence? visas?)
backcountryskijapan.com (journeyintojapan.com)
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