2014 First Snow In Hirafu Contest

Sep 22, 2014 | Events, Food & Drink, News

The Kutchannel has opened up submissions for the 2014 First Snow In Hirafu Contest. This is the 7th year the contest has been running. Give it a shot and see if you enter the ranks of Grand Snow Predictor. You simply choose a date and time when you think the first...

First Snowfall in Niseko for the 2014-15 Season

Sep 18, 2014 | News, Snow Reports

Overnight the temperature plunged throughout the Niseko region and this morning the first snowfall for the 2014-15 season can be seen on the top of Mt.Yotei!! 8 days earlier than last year’s Hatsuyuki. Hopefully the clouds will disappear for a better view soon...

First Snowfall for the 2014-15 Season Hits Hokkaido

Sep 16, 2014 | News

Today the first snowfall for the 2014-15 season hit Asahi-dake Hokkaido’s tallest mountain at 2,290.9 m. This is know as Hatsuyuki 初雪 in Japanese. The snowfall arrived 9 days earlier than average and 3 days earlier than last year. A beautiful sight with the...

Hirafu-zaka Fly By

Sep 16, 2014 | News

Wondering how progress on Hirafu-zaka is going…will we have a heated road and footpaths this season…will all of the powder lines be buried before winter? Time will tell but this is what it looked like yesterday.

Waist Deep Champagne Powder

Sep 10, 2014 | News, Winter Sports

Got a spare 2 minutes and 50 seconds? If so press play. Max Larrson from Sweden shows us how to ski Niseko’s waist deep powder like a champion! NISEKO – ONE TAKE – CHAMPAGNE POWDER from Max Larsson on Vimeo.