Jan 9, 2014 | Food & Drink, News
One of the great pleasures of this job is being able to visit places like IKI to sample and review the food. Actually, I would say it is the highlight. IKI is a new restaurant this season, conveniently located on the ground floor of SHIKI Niseko in central Hirafu,...
Jan 7, 2014 | Snow Reports
*11.5cm of fresh snow has fallen in the last 24hrs in Hirafu Village. At 7:00 today the temperature was -4°C. After days of heavy snowfall all is calm in the the village this morning. It is a nice change to finally be able to see Mt. Yotei. This morning should...
Jan 6, 2014 | News, Snow Reports
*33.5cm of fresh snow has fallen in the last 24hrs in Hirafu Village. At 7:00 today the temperature was -6°C. The heavy snowfall has continued through out the last 24 hours and it is still snowing. Today conditions on the mountain will again be incredible. Since...
Jan 4, 2014 | Food & Drink, News
Like many good adventures, this one started with an overheard conversation about a ramen that was so hot that the restaurant would put your photo up on the wall if you could finish it. Not personally being a fan of hot/spicy food, this held little interest to me, but...
