"Top notch trip planning, attentive hosting, adventuresome guiding, and the best ski instruction available. Jon and Sharon run a great program that I can't recommend enough."
"Why is a Zelement ski trip a great time? Top notch trip planning, attentive hosting, adventuresome guiding, and the best ski instruction available. Having joined trips in the US and Japan as well as on-resort ski lessons, every event was exciting, well run, and beyond expectations. Jon and Sharon run a great program that I can't recommend enough.
Sharon tunes in to her guests and then works the back end logistics so that even the spontaneous "wouldn't it be cool if" items seem carefully planned. When you muse about something over happy hour, and then the next morning it's all planned and ready for you...that makes for a great vacation. She makes it look easy, and that makes for a fun trip where wishes come true.
Jon has a life-long passion for skiing and it shows every minute. Whatever Mother Nature (or Ullr depending on how you roll snow-spirit wise) brings, you want to get the most out of it. Jon has both the classic training (as an instructor-of-ski-instructors) and the guiding experience to craft an experience that finds the "goods" and ups your ski game. Whether you want to charge untracked powder in the backcountry all day, work on the finer points of tree skiing, or just play around in your comfort zone, Jon will tailor a ski experience that keeps a smile on your face from first tracks to last chair.
If you're looking for something out of the ordinary, away from the corporate packaged 'experiences' - go freestyle, go with Zelement!"
"Why is a Zelement ski trip a great time? Top notch trip planning, attentive hosting, adventuresome guiding, and the best ski instruction available. Having joined trips in the US and Japan as well as on-resort ski lessons, every event was exciting, well run, and beyond expectations. Jon and Sharon run a great program that I can't recommend enough.
Sharon tunes in to her guests and then works the back end logistics so that even the spontaneous "wouldn't it be cool if" items seem carefully planned. When you muse about something over happy hour, and then the next morning it's all planned and ready for you...that makes for a great vacation. She makes it look easy, and that makes for a fun trip where wishes come true.
Jon has a life-long passion for skiing and it shows every minute. Whatever Mother Nature (or Ullr depending on how you roll snow-spirit wise) brings, you want to get the most out of it. Jon has both the classic training (as an instructor-of-ski-instructors) and the guiding experience to craft an experience that finds the "goods" and ups your ski game. Whether you want to charge untracked powder in the backcountry all day, work on the finer points of tree skiing, or just play around in your comfort zone, Jon will tailor a ski experience that keeps a smile on your face from first tracks to last chair.
If you're looking for something out of the ordinary, away from the corporate packaged 'experiences' - go freestyle, go with Zelement!"
- ED BASSETT, Happy Repeat Customer, COLORADO, USA
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"Zelement is all about experience. The attention paid to maximizing the client experience is a game changer.”
"Experiences over things. That's the mission statement for my wife and me. We took our first international within a year dating. We have been fortunate enough to visit a variety of places and now that we have a child we've started introducing her to the beauty of the world. Over the past few years our travel focus has shifted to make sure that we augment our journey with unique experiences. Things like biking Croatia, Slovenia, getting married in Nicaragua and doing a self-driven safari in Namibia. Hands down the best experience was the JaPow tour we did with Zelement in February 2016.
Zelement is all about the experience! The attention paid to maximizing the client experience is a game changer. This isn't an anodyne thing. Most people go to Japan and go to Sapporo, which offers a resort experience familiar to most westerners. Instead Zelement took us to Myoko, which is blessed to be within 30 minutes' drive of 5 amazing resorts. The small town atmosphere created a cozy experience and enhanced group camaraderie. On the slopes the highlight for me was the day spent carving through knee deep powder, with 20-30 other people at a two lift resort. Calling it an intimate ski resort would be an understatement. The woman that sold us our lift tickets in the morning was also preparing lunch at the cantina. There was also the day that half the group spent with Jon and Sharon doing tree laps, learning how to properly ski the trees. Before this trip I already loved Japan and I already loved snowboarding. Now I love both even more and have been trying to figure out how quickly we can go back. Zelement made this a trip to remember. If you're looking for an experience beyond that of flying from point A to point B and taking selfies, try a Zelement Adventure."
"Zelement is all about experience. The attention paid to maximizing the client experience is a game changer.”
"Experiences over things. That's the mission statement for my wife and me. We took our first international within a year dating. We have been fortunate enough to visit a variety of places and now that we have a child we've started introducing her to the beauty of the world. Over the past few years our travel focus has shifted to make sure that we augment our journey with unique experiences. Things like biking Croatia, Slovenia, getting married in Nicaragua and doing a self-driven safari in Namibia. Hands down the best experience was the JaPow tour we did with Zelement in February 2016.
Zelement is all about the experience! The attention paid to maximizing the client experience is a game changer. This isn't an anodyne thing. Most people go to Japan and go to Sapporo, which offers a resort experience familiar to most westerners. Instead Zelement took us to Myoko, which is blessed to be within 30 minutes' drive of 5 amazing resorts. The small town atmosphere created a cozy experience and enhanced group camaraderie. On the slopes the highlight for me was the day spent carving through knee deep powder, with 20-30 other people at a two lift resort. Calling it an intimate ski resort would be an understatement. The woman that sold us our lift tickets in the morning was also preparing lunch at the cantina. There was also the day that half the group spent with Jon and Sharon doing tree laps, learning how to properly ski the trees. Before this trip I already loved Japan and I already loved snowboarding. Now I love both even more and have been trying to figure out how quickly we can go back. Zelement made this a trip to remember. If you're looking for an experience beyond that of flying from point A to point B and taking selfies, try a Zelement Adventure."
- ZARANI BARROW, Los Angeles, USA
Japan. The "JaPOW Myoko" Trip.
2016 Feb 20-28.
Thanks to all our guests and hosts for a wonderful trip! Join us in Feb 2018. Sign up here.
And just to get you more excited about your trip, check out John Trousdale's video: Myokoing | Undiscovered Powder Skiing in Japan
"It's nice to not think about the details and just know you are signed up to be somewhere exotic learning how to do something new and will meet friendly, like-minded people along the way."
"I went on the JaPOW ski trip with Zelement in February 2016 and skied in powder for the first time! Jon gave me some great tips on how to ski in powder and I surprised myself how well I did. Zelement combines unusual places people don’t usually think to go with fun physically challenging activities. Its nice not to think about the details and just know you are signed up to be somewhere exotic learning how to do something new and will meet friendly, like-minded people along the way. And with Sharon’s planning, you’ll never have to worry about the food – it’ll be good!"