UCABU photobook and photo exhibition

Nov 17, 2017 | Events, News, Resort, Winter Sports

UCABU Hot Air Balloon x Snowboarding Niseko Japan from Junichiro Watanabe on Vimeo. Tonight sees the latest exhibition by local photographer Junichiro Watanabe. This year Jun has created something special. UCABU literally translates to floating in Japanese. The whole...

Annual Spring Clean-up

May 22, 2017 | Events, News

The Annual Spring Clean-up is on this morning! Let’s make Hirafu great again 😉 “Annual Spring Clean-up in Hirafu on May 22 The annual spring clean-up will take place on May 22 in the Hirafu area. We need MANY hands to clean up a wide area which includes in...

That’s a Wrap for the 2016-17 Season

May 8, 2017 | News

At just under 6 months the season has finally come to a close here in Niseko. Almost on cue this morning we had a down pour of rain washing hastening the melt of the remaining snow…reminded us of the famous “Tears in Rain” Monologue from Blade...

Hour of Spring Power in Niseko Annupuri

Apr 21, 2017 | Resort, Winter Sports

So, the season is definitely winding up here in Niseko. Week day riding almost feels like private resort exclusivity with the odd person to mix it up with down the mountain. The exception is weekends and the Hirafu Spring Park which attracts the steady stream of...

The Last of the Pow Wow?

Apr 14, 2017 | News, Winter Sports

After yesterday’s unexpected cold snap and snowfall the mountain was ripe for the picking – Spring Pow Turns. Well that may be a slight exaggeration but there were pockets of delicious wind blown powder worth being up there for. For anyone venturing off...