A pinch and a punch for the first day of the month? No thanks, but a hike to the peak with old friends – YES! On the 1st of May, the weather was beautiful, and as we were into the last week of lift operations, the timing was perfect for a hike to “the peak.” […]
20 October we have had our first solid layer of snowfall. This morning there was also some white stuff on the peak of Mt.Annupuri. To be honest it looks like thick frost rather than snowfall. Overnight we had hail at village level and this is what it looked like on Mt.Annupuri. Regardless, let’s jus
This seasons snowfall started off slower than usual. As a result “the Peak” finally opened January 10th. This is around 2 weeks later than usual. The peak is the summit of Mt.Annupuri, accessed by the top of the King #4 lift in Grand Hirafu through gate #3. These days it is a tactical mission to […]
Grand Hirafu Last weekend Niseko United opened as scheduled. Our other local resort Niseko Moiwa opened as well. We decided to head up Grand Hirafu on Sunday and were pleasantly surprised to find that we could ride all the way to the base of the mountain! It was amazing skiing to the base and not […
It was great today to be able to pose the question, ” Which is better early season powder turns or late season powder turns?” With low exceptions managed to get on the Hirafu Gondola at 8:30 and headed up again on the Hooded quad and was pleasantly surprised to find a firm yet soft later […]
Conditions are amazing right now and here is some proof! Rusutsu Resort yesterday 😉 Amazing Tree Skiing and Snowboarding in Rusutsu Resort from 360niseko on Vimeo.
Last night Rhythm through their annual Opening Season party in at their Rhythm Base shop. It is great to see the building open after being 2 years of it being closed. Rhythm have gone from strength to strength over the years recently have partnered with the American company EVO. This year Rhythm Bas
On the 8th of November here in Niseko and around the world we were treated to a full moon total lunar eclipse which results in a Blood Moon. A blood moon is when the sun illuminates the surface of the moon rather than the reflected light coming from the earth. Find out more here at […]
Niseko Aviation Joy Flight from 360niseko on Vimeo. For the last few years in the green months it has not been hard to notice a small plane flying quite often around the Niseko region. Niseko Aviation was pioneered by local resident Ben Kerr who had dream of getting his pilots license and creating a
Right on cue after a weekend of beautiful weather the temperature has dropped overnight. Yesterday morning we were treated to another dusting of snow on the peaks. The cold snap in has delivered rain, hail and strong winds. The autumn leaves are rapidly disappearing! Our friends at Niseko Photograph