Niseko Snow Report, 28 December 2011

Dec 28, 2011 | Snow Reports

A Brief Pause *21.7cm of fresh snow has fallen since yesterday morning and at 7:30am today the temperature was -6°C. Based on our data, it has snowed 17.4cm per day on average during December 2011, what will the snow god have us reporting on in 2012? Useful...

Hanazono Xmas Jib Session 24 December 2011

Dec 27, 2011 | Winter Sports

Despite the snow storm only stopping for ten minutes at the most the riders put on a great show with technical tricks from both male and female riders and kids who would put many adults to shame. Here’s a short edit of the jib event at the Hanazono ski ground...

Herbies Umbrella Bar Update

Dec 27, 2011 | Food & Drink, News

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 Christmas day 2009 at the old location opposite the park...

Josetsu means snow removal and this is how it’s done in Niseko

Dec 27, 2011 | News

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 is what I saw within a 1km radius...

Niseko Snow Report, 27 December 2011

Dec 27, 2011 | Snow Reports

Guess what, more snow! *11.5cm of fresh snow has fallen since yesterday morning and at 7:30am today the temperature was -5°C. Useful information from other places Snow depth at the peak, 300cm Snow depth at the base, 170cm Real time lift operations. The latest...