Jan 11, 2014 | Snow Reports
*22cm of fresh snow has fallen in the last 24hrs in Hirafu Village. At 7:00 today the temperature was -6°C. The relentless snowfall continues in Niseko with no sign of letting up any time soon. Have a great weekend! Useful information from other places Snow depth...
Jan 9, 2014 | Food & Drink, News
One of the great pleasures of this job is being able to visit places like IKI to sample and review the food. Actually, I would say it is the highlight. IKI is a new restaurant this season, conveniently located on the ground floor of SHIKI Niseko in central Hirafu,...
Jan 8, 2014 | Snow Reports
*11cm of fresh snow has fallen in the last 24hrs in Hirafu Village. At 7:20 today the temperature was 1°C. Temperatures have increased considerably overnight to a balmy 1 degree this morning. Today’s snow conditions in the village are wet and compacted but...
Jan 5, 2014 | News, Winter Sports
Amazing conditions in Niseko right now. Over the first 5 days of January we have had just under a meter of snowfall at village level. Conditions on the mountain are all time!
Jan 4, 2014 | Food & Drink, News
Like many good adventures, this one started with an overheard conversation about a ramen that was so hot that the restaurant would put your photo up on the wall if you could finish it. Not personally being a fan of hot/spicy food, this held little interest to me, but...