Tour De Hokkaido Departs Niseko

Sep 3, 2016 | Events, News

The last couple day have been a blur of bikes and lycra and fit people in and around Niseko! This year the professional road cycling race the Tour De Hokkaido has ben based in Niseko. Yesterday’s 180km race saw the competitors and support crews (including a...

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...

Hirafu Matsuri 2016

Aug 20, 2016 | Events, News

Another year has rolled around and today we has the annual Hirafu Matsuri (festival). The Matsuri is based around the Bon-Odori but unfortunately there has been bad weather over the few years which has make dancing problematic in the mud… and it looks like this...

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...