Ski & Snowboard Hire
You can hire your ski or snowboard gear through The Hakuba Collection and bundle them with your accommodation payment. As our preferred partner, Rhythm offers the most extensive retail inventory in Hakuba and top-notch services, including quick turnaround times, boot fitting, professional tuning, and complimentary pickup and drop-off.
Why hire from Rhythm?
Rhythm has the most extensive retail inventory in Hakuba, so if you need new gloves or goggles, they will have the best selection.
- Currently, they have a 10% off campaign, so they have the cheapest rentals out there.
- Complimentary pickup and drop off operating from 7:30 am to 8:00 pm (between Goryu and Tsugaike). With four shuttles and a dedicated shuttle hotline, they have quick turnarounds.
- Rhythm has the best boot solutions section offering boot fitting services, including custom moulded orthodontics/boot beds and liners, boot stretching, alterations, repairs, etc.
- Rhythm also has one of the best tuning shops in Hakuba, working on the latest Wintersteiger machinery. They can guarantee overnight services, offering professional tuning, ceramic disc edge finishing and repair work for skis and snowboards.
- Free unlimited equipment swapping for both the Standard and Premium Package; however, you must get to the shop independently.
- Equipment rentals can be collected from 3 pm the afternoon BEFORE your first day.
- Complimentary collection of equipment; leave them outside the chalet, and they will pick them up.
Why hire from Central Snowsports?
Central Snowsports has Hakuba’s most extensive range of performance skis and boards from K2, Völkl, Rossignol, Line, Armada, Faction, Black Crows, Blizzard, Capita, Ride, Lib Tech, Jones, Rome, Spring Break and more. With three stores across the valley, they have you covered.
- Complimentary guest shuttles operate from 7:30 am to 7:30 pm. They have the fastest turnarounds with six shuttles and a dedicated shuttle hotline.
- Central Snowsports has three convenient locations (Echoland / Happo / Wadano).
- Free unlimited equipment swapping if you book their Demo Package; however, you must get to the shop independently.
- Equipment rentals can be collected from 1 pm the afternoon BEFORE your first day at any of the 3 locations.
- Equipment rentals can be pre-delivered; however, we only recommend this for people who are sure of their sizes. We defiantly do not recommend this for children, who grow a lot from year to year.
- Complimentary collection of equipment; leave them outside the chalet, and they will pick them up.
Why hire from Spicy?
Spicy is locally owned and operated, with three shops throughout the valley.
- Free guest shuttles run from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm.
- Three stores are located throughout the valley, including Iwatake, Happo, and Wadano.
- Free unlimited equipment swapping; however, you must get to the shop independently.
- They have a wax & tune service, but the service may not be overnight.
- Complimentary collection of equipment; leave them outside the chalet, and they will pick them up.
