Jan 30, 2015 | Snow Reports
*4cm of fresh snow has fallen in the last 24hrs just outside of Hirafu Village. At 7:00 today the temperature was -5°C. There should be plenty of good snow left on the mountain and we suggest making the most of it today because there is a huge storm approaching with a...
Jan 29, 2015 | News, Snow Reports
*11.5cm of fresh snow has fallen in the last 24hrs just outside of Hirafu Village. At 7:00 today the temperature was -7°C. Ok we have a nice layer of fresh dry Hokkaido powder to get excited about this morning and it is still snowing. Conditions will be great on the...
Jan 27, 2015 | News, Winter Sports
Hokkaido Backcountry Club have raised the bar again this year with a mind blowing new Snowcat zone. The Karibayama mountain range is located about and hour and half by car from Niseko. HBC’s all inclusive 2 day trip includes transfers from Niseko, 2 days cat...
Jan 25, 2015 | News, Snow Reports
*5cm of fresh snow has fallen in the last 24hrs just outside of Hirafu Village. At 8:30 today the temperature was -10°C. It’s a bit of a deceptive level today – 5cm on the ruler, but they are large crystal flakes with plenty of space between then. Further...
Jan 24, 2015 | News, Snow Reports
*6cm of fresh snow has fallen in the last 24hrs just outside of Hirafu Village. At 7:30 today the temperature was -9°C. Another storm yesterday and last night has dropped a lot more than 6cm as the ruler states. Sky is looking clear at the moment and the temperature...