Niseko Snow Report, 22 January 2013

Jan 22, 2013 | Snow Reports

*0cm of fresh snow as fallen in the last 24hrs in Hirafu Village. At 07:00 today the temperature was -7°C. After 22 days of daily snowfall since the 31st of December today is the first day of 2013 without any new snowfall here in Niseko. New snowfall is predicted...

Niseko Snow Report, 21 January 2013

Jan 21, 2013 | Snow Reports

*0.5cm of fresh snow as fallen in the last 24hrs in Hirafu Village. At 07:00 today the temperature was -6°C. Conditions warmed up considerably yesterday with a warm front moving through the region. The snow base has firmed up and early morning groomed runs may be...

A day in the life of the Hokkaido snowboarder

Jan 20, 2013 | News

A couple cool videos epitomizing a day in the life of a Hokkaido snowboarder. The first video by IHARA HIROMASA is all about backcountry free riding. The second vido by Ben from Japan Ski Experience shows us what is possible in 12 hours riding Niseko Mt Grand Hirafu...

Niseko Snow Report, 20 January 2013

Jan 20, 2013 | Snow Reports, Winter Sports

*10cm of fresh snow as fallen in the last 24hrs in Hirafu Village. At 10:30 today the temperature was -2°C. The snow just keeps on falling. We are entering our 4 week of continuous snowfall – it has snowed for the last 21 days! There is a bit more wind today...

Niseko Snow Report, 18 January 2013

Jan 18, 2013 | Snow Reports

*38cm of fresh snow as fallen in the last 24hrs in Hirafu Village. At 7:25 today the temperature was -10°C. It is now officially “SNORKLE DAY”. With an astonishing 38cm of accumulative snowfall in lower Hirafu Village it is fair to say double that...