The Warmth of Winter Gyu Bar Niseko

Oct 28, 2015 | Food & Drink, Winter Sports

As the ebb and flow of the onset of winter continues so do the releases of ski and snowboarding films shot last season in the Niseko region. This release from DPS Cinematic is outstanding. Shot and edited by Ben Sturgulewski this edit cleverly starts and finishes in...

Niseko Snow Report, 26 October 2015

Oct 26, 2015 | Snow Reports

*0.5cm of fresh snow has fallen in the last 24hrs in Hirafu Village. At 7:00 today the temperature was 4°C. The heavy snowfall didn’t materialise with the temperature remaining above freezing. At times a lot of snowfall came down in Hirafu but the temperature...

Niseko Snow Report, 25 October 2015

Oct 25, 2015 | News, Snow Reports

*0.5cm of fresh snow has fallen in the last 24hrs in Hirafu Village. At 7:00 today the temperature was 3°C. It is presently snowing lightly and this afternoon the forecast is for heavy snow with 10cm expected to fall on the plains and 30cm in the mountains. The Return...

Venus Jupiter and Mars over Mt.Yotei

Oct 23, 2015 | News

Earlier this morning we were treated with the spectacular sight of Venus shining brightly to the east from Hirafu Village. The photos don’t quite do it justice…. Seeing Venus, Jupiter and Mars all lined up just above Mt.Yotei an hour before sunrise was awe...

Lake Toya Delight

Oct 21, 2015 | News

Lake Toya is only 45 minutes from Niseko and a staggeringly beautiful throughout the year. Last weekend the Autumn colours were at their peak and we had the chance to explore the lake by boat. We first headed out to the island ( Nakajima ) and then cruised around the...