Apr 11, 2014 | Snow Reports
*2.5cm of fresh snow has fallen in the last 24hrs in Hirafu Village. At 6:30 today the temperature was 3°C. The powder has inexplicably returned to Niseko. Earlier this morning is was snowing heavily then it stopped and the sun came out. Now it is snowing hard again...
Apr 8, 2014 | News, Winter Sports
Yesterday may well have been the last of the spring powder for the 2013/14 season but you never know stranger things have happened. Yesterday hopes were high for some bottomless turns after 2 days of decent snowfall and the upper mountain also being closed due to...
Apr 7, 2014 | News, Travel
It may seem strange to suggest to a tourist in Japan to watch what is quintessentially an American sport, but like many things that Japan has assimilated, due to cultural differences, there have been some errors in the translation. The rules and the game are...
Apr 7, 2014 | 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. A beautiful morning here and it looks like the wind has finally died down. After 2 days of snowfall the upper mountain will be in great condition and it is safe...
Apr 6, 2014 | Snow Reports
*4.5cm of fresh snow has fallen in the last 24hrs in Hirafu Village. At 6:30 today the temperature was -1°C. A return to winter this morning with snowfall has continuing throughout the day. Strong winds have closed the upper lifts for 2 days in a row. If the winds...
