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IT was strange weather for an opening ceremony for a ski resort; blue skies, warm sunshine and no snow to be seen. However, this year was not the firs ...
November 22 2010, 10:34am | Comments »
THE lifts might not be running tomorrow, but the opening ceremony is still going ahead as planned. This traditional ceremony will feature a Shinto p ...
November 19 2010, 3:06pm | Comments »
IN the run-up to the start of the season, we’re going to see more and more opening parties. Last night was Paddy’s turn. While the Irish bar Pad ...
November 19 2010, 10:51am | Comments »
IN a bitter blow to powder hounds eager to get on the slopes, Hirafu’s official opening date of the 2010/2011 season has been postponed due to a lac ...
November 18 2010, 4:11pm | Comments »
THE resort is just about to open, but that doesn’t mean that construction is stopping. Construction workers are still racing against the clocks to f ...
November 18 2010, 1:56pm | Comments »
RESIDENTS woke to a white surprise again this morning, getting people excited about the resort opening this weekend. A few centimeters of dry and fl ...
November 15 2010, 4:55pm | Comments »
WHILE the resort opening is less than a week away, little in town is currently open. Yeti Bar realised this, and to capitalise (as well as to liven th ...
November 15 2010, 9:53am | Comments »
YOU know when the locals start putting their snow tyres that you probably should too. While the first big dump that will set the foundation for the ...
November 14 2010, 9:26pm | Comments »
Locals woke to a thin layer of snow covering town for the first time in over a week. While it may not seem like much, it's (fingers crossed) a ...
November 11 2010, 10:50am | Comments »
IT’S been raining all day at village level in Niseko, but this isn’t necessarily a bad thing – up high where it’s below freezing there’s no ...
November 3 2010, 10:05pm | Comments »
WHILE Mother Nature did her best to pretend it was winter in Niseko, there was no denying this was just a super early snowfall. Some stunning images ...
October 28 2010, 9:35pm | Comments »
IS there any surer sign winter is on the way than people skiing and boarding in Niseko? And it’s basically still autumn! With 15cm at village leve ...
October 27 2010, 11:20pm | Comments »