Nov 30, 2013 | News, Winter Sports
A fun day on the mountain with Mt Niseko Grand Hirafu Resort opening today. The resort had 2 chair lifts working Ace Quad Lift #2 Center 4 and Ace Pair Lift #3. With only these two lifts running the skiing and boarding area was officially limited to Center course...
Nov 27, 2013 | News, Snow Reports
*1.5cm of fresh snow has fallen in the last 24hrs in Hirafu Village. At 7:00 today the temperature was 1°C. Overcast windy conditions with light snowfall in Hirafu which is expected to continue though out the day with moderate snowfall predicted tonight. It is...
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...
Nov 21, 2013 | Snow Reports
*7cm of fresh snow has fallen in the last 24hrs in Hirafu Village. At 7:00 today the temperature was 1°C. Great to see the snow falling again 2 days before the opening of Mt Niseko Grand Hirafu Resort. Hopefully the temperature remains low and the snowfall...