Niseko Snow Report, 13 November 2014

Nov 13, 2014 | News, Snow Reports

This morning there was no snow to report at village level. At first glance looking towards Mt.Yotei there was no obvious snowfall but looking up towards Mt. Annupuri peak from Hirafu it was a different story, a nice dusting clearly visible to the top of the Alpen...

Noisily Floating By

Nov 12, 2014 | News

It has been a while since we last saw a Motorized Paraglider in these parts but yesterday morning we were treated to a rare sight. This guy cruised past lower Hirafu Village from the Kutchan side and just kept going. Don’t know where he landed but it was a cool...

羊蹄山を攻めてみた

Nov 11, 2014 | News

ニセコのシンボル 羊蹄山 、標高1,898m。 誰もが一度は滑ってみたいと恋い焦がれる山。 以下は、先シーズン、2月23日に僕たちが登った時の様子。 山の天気は思い通りにならないものだと解ってはいたけれど、やっぱり標高1,400mあたりで雲が出てきて、視界は最悪。けれど、雪は最高。 天気は悪いまま進んで行くが、ミラクルを期待をして山頂を目指すこと5時間。 天気が回復するのを待つも、もうこれ以上はムリと判断し、とうとう我が身を投じる。 が、なんと400mほど滑り下りたら、やったぁ見える！でもってパウダー！...

シーズン前の準備

Nov 11, 2014 | News

本格的な雪を前に、冬の道具を総点検。 次のビデオは11月6日に撮影したもの。 残念ながら、新たな降雪はナシ。 が、残念がることなかれ。今週水曜日から金曜日にかけて雪の予報。...

Jumping the Gun on Mt.Yotei

Nov 11, 2014 | News, Winter Sports

Our beloved 1,898m high Mt.Yotei always beckons and on the 23rd of February after some excellent snowfall the timing seemed good for a hike. Unfortunately things don’t always go as planned and on this day the clouds came in from around 1400 meters and our group...