Two weeks of freeride coaching, designed to build the skills needed to ride powder and trees with confidence.
If you’ve been hesitant to go too deep into the trees until now, this is the one for you. This camp is all about building skills and confidence in a progressive and supportive environment.
Whilst this camp is focused on riding off-trail in the trees, the coaches will sprinkle in some all-mountain freestyle and a little carving on any non-powder days.
From the trip description by CAMP3 Snowboarding
On-snow support
- Independent: Below this trip's level of support
Ski or ride independently, without trip staff accompanying you on the mountain.
- Hosted: With your guide
Trip hosts ski or ride with the group, help everyone get oriented, and share local knowledge.
- Guided: Included
Professional guides lead the group and select suitable terrain and routes based on conditions and ability.
- Coached: Included
Professional coaches lead the group, select suitable terrain, and provide instruction and personalized feedback to help you improve.
- 8 days on snow with staff
- Coaching camp8 days of freeride focused coaching and guiding over 2 weeks, at 5hrs per day.
- Resort guidingThis camp has a nice balance of both coaching and guiding, with a little more focus on the coaching side of things.
Terrain, ability and who it is for
- Intermediate and advanced riders; at minimum, link turns with some speed on blue groomed runs and have some off-trail experience.
- Two groups are expected, catering to intermediate and advanced riders.
- Freeriding at 5–6 resorts.
- Start at Madarao, then explore regional resorts including Nozawa Onsen, Myoko Akakura and Lotte Arai.
- Build confidence riding in the trees
- Develop the skills to hold momentum riding powder
- Learn how to initiate your turns with commitment
- Develop tactics & techniques for varying snow conditions
- Read terrain and improve line choice
- Manage bumps and transitions in freeriding
- Explore secret stashes with coaches who know the resorts
- Try your first pillow drops or side hits
- Find the best snow in the region each day
- Sport
- Snowboard
- Minimum age
- 18 years
- Adults only
- Yes
- Max group size
- 6 guests
From the trip description by CAMP3 Snowboarding
What the price includes
Included
- Lodging
- Lift pass
- Meals · partly
- Lesson
- Transfers
- Coaching & Guiding
- 8 days of freeride focused coaching and guiding over 2 weeks, at 5hrs per day.
- Lift Passes
- 8 days of passes at the resorts we visit along the way (lift passes on days off are additional).
- Accommodation
- 12 nights of accommodation at our very own Japan CAMP3 Clubhouse Madarao.
- Food
- Daily breakfast (with a wider variety of choice than previous years) and 6 evening meals (buffet-style) spread out over the camp.
- Transport
- Daily travel to each resort in our 4WD vans and transfers to and from Iiyama Station.
- Off-snow Additions
- Transport down to the local onsen 2-3 evenings per week, with time to eat dinner at the restaurant. Video analysis sessions to breakdown and analyse your riding in more detail. Evening movies, board games, beers and banter with the crew!
Not included
- Not included: flights, train travel to Iiyama, your snowboard equipment, insurance (must cover off-piste).
- Lift passes on days off are additional.
- Single occupancy room supplement: ¥5,000 per night.
- Lunch is not listed among the included meals.
Where you stay
Accommodation is based on twin-share rooms with ensuite bathrooms at the vibing CAMP3 Clubhouse Madarao, located just 100m from the chairlifts of Madarao Mountain Resort (almost slope side!). Guests enjoy daily breakfast, with lots of healthy choices, a welcome dinner on the first evening, plus additional communal dinner nights throughout the camp experience.
A limited number of single occupancy rooms are available at an additional cost of ¥5,000 per night. If you wish to reserve a single occupancy room, please indicate this in the comments box in the booking form below.
Getting there
Transfers available from Iiyama Shinkansen Station (bullet train direct from Tokyo) are available on the camp start and end dates. Dates shown are accommodation arrival and departure days.
Not included: flights, train travel to Iiyama.
From the trip description by CAMP3 Snowboarding
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Dates and prices
- Jan 3 – Jan 15, 20272026/27 · 13 days · 12 nights495,000 JPYCovers 8 days coaching, 12 night stay, lift passes, daily breakfast and 6 evening meals. A $45 NZD membership fee is added to the first camp you join in the calendar year. (¥5,000 for Japan camps.)Sold OutChoose these datesBook on company website
Prices, taxes and fees, required extras, inclusions, availability, and booking terms can change. Confirm the current price and trip details on the company website; details as of September 2, 2026.
Good to know
You must be signed up as a member to book on a camp. Members must be over 18 (most members are in the 25-45 range), have done at least 10 days on a snowboard and must be stoked on progressing their riding.
If it's the first camp of the year, this will include a $55 membership fee (or ¥5,000 if you're paying for a Japan camp).
All camps need a minimum of three people per group to run, with a maximum six per group.
A limited number of single occupancy rooms are available at an additional cost of ¥5,000 per night.
Note that all members joining camps for the first time in a season are required to fill out two forms; a liability waiver form and an individual details form.
Any cancellation for a confirmed booking that is MORE THAN 4 weeks prior to the first day of the Product commencing will receive a full refund, less a 10% administration fee. Any cancellation for a confirmed booking that is WITHIN 4 weeks of the first day of the Product commencing will receive no refund.
It is possible to rent boards and bindings locally in either Wanaka (NZ) or Madarao (Japan). We have a small fleet of Jones Snowboards available at Clubhouse Madarao in Japan, available free of charge for members on camps to test out for a day.
From the trip description by CAMP3 Snowboarding
