Nov 16, 2014 | News, Snow Reports
*4.5cm of fresh snow has fallen in the last 24hrs in Hirafu Village. At 6:30 today the temperature was 0°C. Yesterday the snowfall continued throughout the day until mid afternoon and we have only had a dusting since then. Temperatures are expected to rise today but...
Nov 13, 2014 | News, Snow Reports
This morning there was no snow to report at village level. At first glance looking towards Mt.Yotei there was no obvious snowfall but looking up towards Mt. Annupuri peak from Hirafu it was a different story, a nice dusting clearly visible to the top of the Alpen...
Nov 11, 2014 | News, Winter Sports
Our beloved 1,898m high Mt.Yotei always beckons and on the 23rd of February after some excellent snowfall the timing seemed good for a hike. Unfortunately things don’t always go as planned and on this day the clouds came in from around 1400 meters and our group...
Oct 14, 2014 | News, Winter Sports
Surfing legend Gerry Lopez teams up with Niseko local legend Taro Tamai from Gentem for some soul turns in and around Niseko. ” An arriving swell. Falling snow. Two forces, or one and the same? Two board sports legends, Pipeline master Gerry Lopez and snowsurf...
Sep 26, 2014 | News, Winter Sports
Looking down on Mt Niseko Grand Hirafu Resort last season….ahh not long now!