Grand Hirafu’s 1000m Hut Hike
As snow now covers the peaks in the Niseko region it was time to hike up the mountain from Grand Hirafu, take a closer look at the snowline and see how the groomed runs have been prepared for the coming season. After the recent weather we’ve been having,...
Niseko Hirafu – Downloading for the Final 3 Days
What a difference one day makes.Yesterday it was shirts off weather and today gloomy grey skies and the end top to bottom skiing in Hirafu. With the coverage on the Alpen course finally succumbing to spring this signals the final death-knell for top to bottom skiing...
Shirts off weather on the Niseko slopes
The last couple day’s in the Niseko region have been unusually warm but amazingly the snowboarding and skiing is still really good. Today Kristian Lund one of the owners of Powderlife was it town and we ventured up Hirafu to catch up and get some final turns in....
Spring Double Dipping
An amazing day in Niseko with beautiful spring conditions. This morning i got out for an early morning ride with Ken and headed out to the ‘Potoato Fields’ around the outskirts of Kutchan. If you are living in the region or visiting Niseko this summer do...