Niseko Snow Report, 14 December 2013

Dec 14, 2013 | Snow Reports

*33cm of fresh snow has fallen in the last 24hrs in Hirafu Village. At 7:00 today the temperature was -7°C. There has been no let up in the amazing snowfall in the last 24hrs. Fine conditions this morning but heavy snowfall has been predicted for the next few...

Powder Returnth

Dec 13, 2013 | News, Winter Sports

After a slow start to the season here in Niseko it looks like things might be returning to normal. Here are a bunch of shots taken this morning by Powdershots Niseko. Good to see Grover from the Rhythm Snowboard shop putting the new Burton fish to the test. Looks good...

Japan’s Big Ski Adventure

Nov 25, 2013 | Food & Drink, News

Last Friday the Wall Street Journal in the US ran a 2 page feature article about development in the Niseko region titled Japan’s Big Ski Adventure. The story featured 4 of my images including images shot for Shiki Niseko in January. This morning The Wall Street...

Opening Day Postponed for Grand Hirafu

Nov 22, 2013 | News

Warm weather and rain has continued unabated for the last few days which has melted the recent snowfall significantly all over the mountain. Mt Niseko Grand Hirafu Resort has postponed their scheduled opening day tomorrow until further notice. That’s right no...

JAPOW Shred, Sushi, Sake, Sleep, ( Repeat )

Oct 2, 2013 | News, Winter Sports

Earlier in the year we received a really cool email from Norm who went out of his way to let us know how much he appreciated our site. I just wanted to say a massive thanks for all the priceless info on your blog, site and app! It helped make our mini trip few months...