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January 4 2012, 12:17pm | Comments »
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012 IN NISEKO – frozen moment. Started with frozen morning of 2012, beautiful frozen trees and light. Year 2011 was such a difficult year for Japan as we had the Tsunami disaster, especially with Tohoku…
January 1 2012, 2:04pm | Comments »
We just finished a 2-day avalanche course with Black Diamond Tours. Super informative and a fun 2 days with JS. I can say with certainty that the course is just the tip of the iceberg in understanding our…
December 29 2011, 10:09pm | Comments »
MT.ANNUPURI PEAK GATE OPENING -powder snow wonder world in Niseko. Today was opening of the peak gate for Mt. Annupuri. It is very unusual to open in December, and this much snow over 3 – 4 m. We…
December 28 2011, 6:49pm | Comments »
Last night we were able to get a panorama update done for Herbies Umbrella Bar. Your browser does not support iframes. You can take a look inside by clicking on the target although the interior was taken on…
December 27 2011, 5:18pm | Comments »
In Japanese the word “josetsu” (除雪) means “snow removal”. In Niseko there’s a lot of time and effort put into snow clearing and the locals have a wealth of tools and machines to keep the area moving. This…
December 27 2011, 12:36pm | Comments »
December 27 2011, 10:52am | Comments »
Boxing Day wind drifts *32.1cm of fresh snow has fallen since yesterday morning and at 10:00am today the temperature was -1°C. Strong winds are blasting the region with many lifts on hold or operation slowed. Useful information from…
December 26 2011, 11:13am | Comments »
Merry Christmas to all and I hope you’re receiving plenty of seasons blessing of snow in the face… that’s pretty much all we’ve got here in Niseko! We just wanted to publish a few shots from what has…
December 26 2011, 9:00am | Comments »
Another 50cm overnight to take us past 5.5m for the season gave us the perfect present for Christmas Day. It hasn’t stopped snowing all day so the festivities look set to continue all week long! Wherever you are,…
December 25 2011, 6:53pm | Comments »
Today we fired up The Cat for the first time this season… It’s fair to say THE CAT IS BACK! We’ve been monitoring the area closely and with a ton more snow than last year we are ready…
December 24 2011, 10:38pm | Comments »
Japow This is how Hirafu village looked at 8am this morning after 43cm of powder snow fell in 24 hours. Now it’s time to ride!
December 24 2011, 9:03am | Comments »