Ski Lodge Interior Design Essentials

Oct 2, 2014 | News

This is the second in a series of guest posts from Niseko Projects, where Dominic Wehner discusses property development and leads clients through the process of building and maintaining properties in the Niseko area. A Ski-Lodge or ‘chalet’ often evokes strong images...

Niseko Arts and Craft Festival

Oct 1, 2014 | Events, News, Shopping

Hotel Chalet Ivy presents its 2nd Niseko Craft Art Festival 2014: An Exhibition by Niseko Artisans, featuring the works of 14 Niseko artisans and 2 special guests from abroad. The exhibition opens 4 October and continues through to 13 October 2014. Organised by Hotel...

No Turning Back

Sep 22, 2014 | News, Winter Sports

In March I was lucky enough to get the chance to work with Warren Miller Entertainment shooting stills throughout their 10 day shoot in the Niseko region for their next feature film ‘No Turning back’. This year the guys were shooting a snowboarding segment...

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 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...