Feb 4, 2014 | Snow Reports
*8cm of fresh snow has fallen in the last 24hrs in Hirafu Village. At 7:20 today the temperature was -7°C. Cold overcast conditions with light snowfall. Although we haven’t received a lot of snow at village level, 8cm of fresh snowfall in the village...
Feb 1, 2014 | Food & Drink, News
Hidden away in a sleepy part of middle Hirafu, Yakitori Yamanchu may be one the greatest izakayas that nobody has heard of. As the name may elude, Yakitori Yamanchu (Yamanchu is written in Japanese as 山人 – literally meaning mountain man) is a yakitori bar,...
Feb 1, 2014 | Snow Reports
*23.5cm of fresh snow has fallen in the last 24hrs in Hirafu Village. At 7:00 today the temperature was -7°C. Light snowfall this morning and it looks like the wind has finally calmed down. Chances are good that the higher lifts will open today which means fresh...
Jan 29, 2014 | Snow Reports
*17cm of fresh snow has fallen in the last 24hrs in Hirafu Village. At 7:30 today the temperature was -10°C. Another nice dump last night with temperatures slightly lower that yesterday. Although it’s overcast at present, this should clear to give us some...