It should be a bit windy and cold today so not exactly the most ideal for carousing around the resort. I would probably say today would be a good one to take off unless we get substantial snowfall today. We are supposed to get snow, but not a whole lot .....

It got pretty warm yesterday. This means with last night's freeze, we will no longer see the light dry powder that Japan is known for except at really high elevations where it stayed below freezing. Most of the resort was subject to over zero temps, so I would make it .....

With just a dusting overnight, there isn't much fresh powder out there. It got pretty warm yesterday so a lot of the lower elevation snow got crusty with last night's freeze. There are still some spots of nice snow left. They face north and are at higher elevation. It's a .....

Today was a good one indeed. The Kiroro backcountry was loaded with fresh snow and blue skies. Niseko was really sunny and warm today, so we will definitely need some more snow. The weather is showing some low pressure moving in, but it isn't sure if it will be the .....

Since it got warm yesterday and froze overnight, it will be hard to find something without the hard layer. Your best bet is to find the north facing aspects. Higher elevations will be best. We are expecting some heavy snow later this week, but it isn't guaranteed. It should be .....

If you didn't get out and get the snow today you really missed out! There were a lot of people out and about around Niseko. I saw the backside facing Goshiki get almost entirely tracked out. The amount of people doing backcountry was immense! Luckily, we got to take full .....

A high pressure system is now over us meaning we should be seeing a bit more stable weather today. It's expected to be cloudy mixed with sun and just flurries for snow today. Today is an excellent, rare opportunity to get out and explore the mountains around. There's endless fresh .....

It will be hard, but not impossible, to find new snow today. North facing aspects will be the ones with the deepest and freshest snow. Most of the resort is pretty well tracked out and the snow is stable. It's an awesome day to get out into the backcountry and .....

Today was one of those days where you can really be humbled and happy to be alive. The sun was shining on a beautiful Hokkaido and all the peaks basked in the sunlight. On the Niseko Now photo page you will find a picture I took of Yotei that is .....

Today was one of those days where you can really be humbled and happy to be alive. The sun was shining on a beautiful Hokkaido and all the peaks basked in the sunlight. On the page you will find a picture I took of Yotei that is one of the .....

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There was some bad news today in the ski world. Sarah Burke, who has been in a coma after a serious crash in Park City, Utah, has passed away. She suffered a ruptured vertebral artery, one of the four major arteries supplying blood to the brain. The rupture of this .....

Today should be a good one to get out there and see Niseko. It's pretty rare, as people know that have been here in January, that you really have time to take a look around and be able to see the beautiful landscape of Hokkaido.

If you have backcountry gear, there .....

The backbowls were rumored to have some fresh tracks today. With no new snow over night and increased visibility, it was one of those "get after it" days. We started climbing Yotei at about 7am and it was a pretty awesome day. Despite the 150KM per hour winds up top, .....

Yesterday brought us a lot of unexpected sunshine! It was a miraculous day with great snow, amazing light, and smiles all around. Today seems like it will be another sunny one with intermittent clouds. There aren't many days to get out and do the big backcountry tours like Yotei and .....

There isn't much to report snow wise. A very light dusting came in last night but little to no accumulation was seen.

The New Year's hustle and bustle probably was the main focus of attention last night. Plenty of funny stories and gossip to go around. There will be no shortage .....

Well that's it, season 10/11 is officially over with all lifts on the mountain closing at the end of yesterday. Time to look back on the season that was and I'll do that month by month.

[b]October[/b]

Sure October is not actually part of the ski season but a pretty big snowfall .....

Well Golden Week hasn't been all that golden up this way so far. It's mostly been grey and raining. Last thursday night actually saw some cold air move over the region with snow falling on the mountain above about 400m. Friday fined up later in the day and Saturday was .....

Quite unstable weather over the last week with lots of rain which did fall as snow at times on the upper mountain. It's really taken it's toll though on the lower slopes with the last little drop down into Hirafu starting to get very patchy. There's still a very good .....