Spectacular Sunday
*20.2cm of fresh snow has fallen since yesterday morning and at 6:30am today the temperature was -8°C. Yesterday afternoon we experienced some very heavy snowfall with huge flakes coming down so expect spectacular turns out there today.
Snow fall depth in Hirafu village, 5 February 2012
Useful information from other places
- Accumulative snow fall to date, 1,090cm
- Snow depth at the peak, 365cm
- Snow depth at the base, 200cm
- JMA’s six hour precipitation forecast, possibly the most accurate weather map
- Real time lift operations.
- The latest Niseko avalanche report.
What’s happening today
Today we will head over to Hanazono Ski Ground and take a few quick laps on the Hanazono Hooded Quad Lift #3 and hit Yotei Sunset where we will be able to put in some fast deep turns in the deep powder before heading down to Strawberry Fields via Crystal Garden and Stairway to heaven.
In the afternoon at 4pm there will be a Japanese Taiko Drumming performance next to Seicomart which is always worth a look especially if you have never seen Taiko drumming before.
Around Hirafu Village
Looking for a tasty quick inexpensive bite to eat ? there are a bunch of great roadside take away shops offering Hotdog’s, Curry’s, Kebab’s and more. Here are a few images of some of the options.
Hirafu's own Elvis King of Kebab's, 9 January 2012
Hokkai Dog, amazing hotdogs, 26 January 2012
Valtan Green Curry, 26 January 2012
Niseko snow fall data
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