Niseko Hirafu high Speed Hooded Quad Lift Construction Update

Aug 30, 2016 | News

It has been a while since we reported on the upgrade of the King Hooded Quad Lift and yesterday seemed like a good time to get up there and take a closer look. The old lift has been completely removed. Unfortunately the Hiking courses on the upper mountain have been...

TREV with Offshore Snow Shapes

Aug 28, 2016 | Winter Sports

Here are 360niseko we are fans of Offshore Snow Shapes and long time fans of local snowboarding legend TREV who is now a team rider with Offshore Snow Shapes. We hope you enjoy this recent short film abot TREV as much as we did! TREV from OFFSHORE SNOW SHAPES on...

Mountain Day in Niseko Japan

Aug 11, 2016 | News

Today in Japan we have a new public holiday called ‘Mountain Day’. So to celebrate this new public holiday it seemed appropriate to shoot dawn over our favourite mountain this morning. We hope that where ever you are you get the chance to “appreciate...

Backcountry Skiing and Snowboarding with Rising Sun Guides

Jul 27, 2016 | Guides & Schools, News, Winter Sports

  Guest blog post by Andrew Spragg from Rising Sun Guides   Unfortunately, Niseko is no longer the snow industry`s best kept secret and those days of endless lift accessed powder are getting harder to come by. These days you may have to travel further afield or...

Niseko’s Route 58 – Summer vs Winter

Jul 22, 2016 | News

It is always fun looking at comparison shots between winter and summer in Niseko. Here is a classic. Route 58 winds it’s way up from Kutchan through Hanazono and up between Mt.Annupuri and Mt. Iwaonupuri. The road is closed in the winter from just above the...