Oct 12, 2017 | Events, News
The Ginto Residences by The Pavilions Hotels & Resorts held a launch party yesterday (11/10/17) on the Pavilions residences site in Hirafu, the specific reason more so than launching a development was to introduce the concept and people behind it to the local...
Oct 4, 2017 | News, Resort, Travel, Winter Sports
After another chilly night snow has fallen to lower elevations in Niseko and if you compare todays images with our Hatsuyuki post you can see that on both the Kutchan and Makari side of Mt Yotie last nights snow is much lower reaching well down into the tree line. On...
Sep 29, 2017 | News, Resort
If you were in Niseko last night you were doing lot of things … A. Looking for the puffy jacket you put away last year. B. Putting your summer flip-flops away. C. Looking at the date and asking yourself “Really … already”. This morning at dawn the...
Sep 28, 2017 | Events, News, Snow Reports
It is a special moment when the white stuff returns to the top of Mt.Yotei! It was great to see Grand Hirafu posting a few shots on their facebook page earlier today! It is hard to say if it is Hoar frost or Hatsuyuki / First snowfall.It is presently cold in Niseko...
Sep 27, 2017 | Events, News
In a surprise recent move Kutchan Town have resurrected last years MTB trail over looking Kutchan at the Asahigaoka Park! Waza and the crew from Track and Trail had 4 days to get the trail ridable. The trail is a far cry from last years designed flow trail but non the...