First Tracks 2012-13

Nov 19, 2012 | News, Winter Sports

Taking advantage of the 24 hour dump of snow, it seemed like a good time to test the coverage higher up the mountain. After sleeping through my alarm and missing my meet up with MikePow, who had set off by himself 45mins earlier skinning straight up Niseko Mt Resort...

Niseko Snow Report, 19 November 2012

Nov 19, 2012 | Snow Reports

*21cm of fresh snow fell in 24hrs in lower Hirafu Village and a lot more higher up on Mt.Niseko Annupuri . At 06:30 the temperature was -1°c.

Winter Has Landed

Nov 18, 2012 | News

The snow continued to fall heavily throughout the day with more than 10cm falling in Hirafu village. Slide it. *Move your cursor over the image to reveal today’s new snowfall The first shot was taken at 07:30 and the second at 14:10. Short movie below was shot...

Niseko Snow Report, 18 November 2012

Nov 18, 2012 | News, Snow Reports

More Snow in Hirafu Village At village level there was no accumulation of snow overnight however higher up the mountain and around the new Grand Hirafu Base and Hirafu Gondola there were patches of coverage. At 06:45 the snow started falling more heavily and large...

Niseko Snow Report, 16 November 2012

Nov 16, 2012 | News, Snow Reports

First Snow in Hirafu Village *0.1cm of fresh snow has fallen over night with a light dusting of snow in Hirafu Village. At 06:10 the temperature was 0°c. First Snowfall Images Shots from this morning!! As temperatures rise the snow is expected to melt quickly but...