Had two days of sunshine while in Niseko/Hirafu ski resort. Unfortunately did not take my camera up the mountain, still don't know why, but did come out with it before the sun started to go down to take a few snaps of the town.

Today was pretty white. Went searching for pow – found heaps of white. The Meat Hook. The Meat Hooked. Trees.

Grabbed a Gentem Big Fish for the day to check it out in the pow, I’d say about 50cm+ of fresh. We had a fun group of mates out cat skiing and this was my first run of the day…

Face Pow

After a couple of days of solid snow (maybe 50cm-60cm of fresh) I decided to grab a Gentem Big Fish for a day of Cat skiing in Niseko’s backcountry.. This was my first run of the day.

During a northbound descent from Niseko-Annupuri. Hokkaido, Japan.

Today I swore that I was going to sleep in. I was dedicated to it. I woke up to the call ‘…Az. It’s bluebird…’ So I didn’t sleep in – thank god. Heading a little further afield after some nice turns off the peak we scored fresh tracks all day and a good battering of dry snow and sun. Sitting here now in complete satisfaction, dragging my hangover up the peak this morning was nowhere near as bad as it seemed at the time. A day on snowshoes hiking the local backcountry peaks was perfect. Not to mention cold dry face shots of powder. Vapour trail. Super creative. Solitude. Backlit clouds. Tats - sliding into a fresh line. Green Domes. A sign post. Tracks. Cornice.

The pow is back! We spent the morning in Mihirashi getting plenty of pow in the face. After a week of dribs and drabs of snow it’s fair to say the pow is back. Poooooooow! Atomic Mushroom Explosion. Allie - slicing up a mushroom. Allie - getting in there. Kevin - preparing for a face full.

The goods *36.6cm of fresh snow has fallen since yesterday morning and at 7:15am today the temperature was -10°C. With patches of intermittent sunshine breaking through the snow flurries right now this morning looks set to be magical anywhere on … Continue reading →

Here’s a video we made for the Martin Crew on a day of Cat Skiing – extended version to include some GoPro and additional footage.

Anyone keen to get on the cat for a day’s skiing, or interested in a HD Movie of your time in Niseko – get in touch with us http://www.nisekophotography.com

We scored some great conditions out on the cat with the Martin boys. Here is a video we cut together for them of their day. Our cat skiing tours head to some of the best available snow and terrain in the Niseko region. These guys were so stoked on it they booked us twice in a week! Here’s a good idea of what we get to ski from the cat!! Lucky enough to get blue bird sunshine this day as well! http://www.nisekophotography.com Chute pow turn.

Today was perfect weather for another little backcountry adventure. Still found some dry fresh and plenty of sun. These shots are from a photo shoot with the Martin family – cheers for an epic day guys!

Sneaky lines off the back. Nuclear Domes. Lines. Trekkers. Standing on the knoll. Trees and Light - for Yas. Fresh pow. Pow turn. Ocean Views.

One of those epic combos of blue bird and dry pow today. wow. Here’s a few pics from a day hiking around in Niseko’s back country. Standing on the road. Shred Crew. Youtei - always there. Gettin Pow. Beau - first turns of his Niseko trip. Joely-G. Yep - welcome to Niseko Beau. Joely G -snosurfstyle. pow.

Chasing powder turns in the back country and skiing good lines has got to be about the best thing you can do with your life… well, it’s up there for me anyway. That and a bit of AC/DC and you’re ticking a whole lot of boxes!

We’ve had the Martin family twice in the last week on the Cat doing just that. They loved it so much the first time they re-booked immediately for the next available day. They boys shredded it and were lucky enough to score one of the deepest days and then one of the sunniest. Here’s a quick video edit from yesterday and a few shots to show you just how good they got it! Niseko has turned it on this winter in the biggest way and we’re looking forward to plenty more of this delicious goodness in the weeks to come!

Neck deep. Powow. Cam Coppin' it creamy - again. Lovin it. Pow turn, complete with creative foreground. The final drop of a neat little triple mushy set up. Shooting the chute. Rock Pop. Copping a face full.

Niseko Station, Hokkaido, Japan.

So yesterday was a pretty deep day, seriously, proper deep. We headed out on the cat for the 8th day in a row and rolled up to no tracks, 40cm of fresh on fresh and then copped another 40cm while we were out there… Yeah I’m kinda giggling while I write this. Here’s a few shots to show the folks at home of Dan, Craig, Marko, George and Josh absolutely coppin’ it in the face all day… We actually had to apologise at one point because the snow was ‘too deep’ – stepped up the gradient to maximum and all was well!! The best part of cat skiing, besides the super deep fresh delicious pow, is being able to choose the terrain to suit the conditions… never thought that depth would be a ‘problem’! Craig - Blessed in the face. Cam - coppin' it creamy! My Camera Bag - gettin' into the action! Misty facial. Layin it down (and pulled it back!) Uh Huh! Dan - in the juicy fresh. Peekin' through. Marko - I'd say medium deep...?

New years day was our first day of adventure on the cat. We went out to the skiing zone, dug a couple of pits to check the avalanche conditions and then snuck a couple of cheeky lines in ourselves before the first day of guests on the 2nd. Conditions were perfect and the boys from Niseko Pizza who booked the first cat of the season were in for a treat!! Her’s a few shots from the week so far. We have been booked out everyday and now looking a week in advance for customers hoping to score some fresh lines in some of Niseko’s most fun terrain! If you’re keen to cat ski be sure to contact us before you arrive and we’ll do our best to find a spot for you! You can book by emailing info@nisekophotography.com Day 1 – The Niskeo Pizza Boys – First lines of the season! About to drop the first line of the season. The very first turn of the year! Delicious Fresh in sunshine - Paddy - stoked! Pow wow. Good visibility - if you're the photographer. Timmy gettin' blessed. Sendin' it - yeah Paddy! Pow turns a plenty - Phil, layin' one down for the camera. Timmy - locked onto a grab.

The view back to Annupuri Ewan - doin' it for the head cam. Because one blessing is never enough... Coffee break Ski Bunny!