A skier beside a snow-buried vending machine in a Japanese ski village

Book-It-Yourself Trips

We plan it. You book it

We send the plan: where to stay, how to get there, which mountain to ride when, what it all costs, and the people we trust locally. You book every piece yourself, direct, at the public price. Join one of our windows, like Myoko in January, or pick your own dates and we plan around them.

Joetsu, Niigata · Japan

Japan on a Budget: Myoko, January 2027

We're in Myoko all of January 2027, with three Ikon Pass resorts on the doorstep. Come for a few days or the whole month and book it all yourself.

  • Three Ikon Pass resorts accessible from the train station right in front of the accommodation.
  • You book your own flight, hotel and trains, and pay for them directly.
  • Ten spots. The $299 gets spent on you in Japan.
See the full trip

Jan 1–30, 2027 · $299 planning fee

The Himalayas · with Farhat

India on a Budget: Gulmarg

Himalayan snow, a lodge above Gulmarg, and people we trust on the ground.

February 2027 · waitlist first
Santiago and the Tres Valles

Chile on a Budget: Santiago

Any week from mid-July to mid-September, with Ikon days at Valle Nevado an hour from your bed.

Mid-July to mid-Sept · $299 per group, up to 5
Patagonia · home turf

Argentina on a Budget: Bariloche

Cerro Catedral out the door, the lake below, asado after dark.

September 2027 · by request

How a Book-It-Yourself Trip works

  1. 01

    Pick your trip

    Join a window we're there for, or tell us your own dates. The $299 planning fee is per person on a window we join, and per group of up to 5 on your own dates.

  2. 02

    We send your plan

    Flights, beds, transport and lift days, with what each one costs and the links to book them. You book every piece yourself, direct, at the public price.

  3. 03

    Go, with us on call

    Message us before and during the trip: the forecast, where to ride, where to eat, who to call. There's an optional chat with others heading there around your dates, and if we're there too, come ride.

Why it costs $299

No house to rent and nothing to host, so what you pay for is the plan: what we know from living and riding there, turned into a trip that works.

Looking for the all-in version?

Pop-Up Lodges are one price with the house, the food and the week handled.

See Pop-Up Lodges

Want your own dates?

Custom Trips are your group and your week in Chile and Argentina, planned and booked by us.

See Custom Trips
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