Opening Day Postponed for Grand Hirafu

Nov 22, 2013 | News

Warm weather and rain has continued unabated for the last few days which has melted the recent snowfall significantly all over the mountain. Mt Niseko Grand Hirafu Resort has postponed their scheduled opening day tomorrow until further notice. That’s right no...

Tasty Hirafu POW

Nov 18, 2013 | News, Winter Sports

Warm rainy conditions today in Hirafu but the good news is snow is on the forecast for Thursday. It won’t be long until we are all scoring sweet tasty POW turns like the ones we has last week on the 14th….delicious.

Jumbo Powder in Niseko

Nov 15, 2013 | News, Winter Sports

After the recent deluge of snow – 64cm in the last week – yesterday seemed like a good time to test the snow quality on the upper mountain before the predicted warm front moved into the region. An early hike with Shouya Grigg from Sekkastyle yielded some...

How’s the Snow?

Nov 13, 2013 | News, Winter Sports

Shot today in Mt Niseko Grand Hirafu Resort.

Niseko Snow Report, 13 November 2013

Nov 13, 2013 | Snow Reports, Winter Sports

*12cm of fresh snow has fallen in the last 24hrs in Hirafu Village. At 6:30 today the temperature was -6°C. Cold and crisp overnight in Hirafu with intermittent snowfall. Headed up early this morning to take a look at the snow level higher up on the mountain....