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THE most sustained snowfalls to hit Niseko in years have relentlessly belted the Hokkaido ski town with close to 3m of accumulated powder in the past ...
December 21 2009, 2:35pm | Comments »
5th Of December Lifts Opening Hanazono Quad Lift #3 Swinging Monkey Hirafu Gondola King Hooded Triple Lift #3 Lift Operate Hours Ace Quad Lift#2 8：30〜15：20 down lift 〜16：00 Ace Pair Lift#3 8：40〜15：30 Hirafu Gondola 8：30〜15：20 down lift 〜16：00 Swinging Monkey …
December 5 2009, 12:39pm | Comments »
We have had a few messages on Twitter (twitter.com/Nisekowebzine) in the last few weeks from people wanting to know what Niseko is like in Spring. Well as I was wasting time on YouTube today I found this video…
December 3 2009, 2:55pm | Comments »
Well last night delivered the biggest snowfall of the week! A massive 3 cms in the village and 6-10 up top if lucky. The outlook is nothing special at the moment, expected to be fine tomorrow, Friday the…
December 3 2009, 12:59pm | Comments »
It was a massive opening weekend on and off the hill. To get the season officially underway the super crew at Wild Bills kicked it off with their opening, crazy as always! The 2000yen nomihodi (all you can…
November 24 2009, 10:35am | Comments »
The super efficient Niseko powder provided a fantastic open day for this years season kick off. Niseko properties have been blanketed the past week with around two feet of powder - topped off with sunshine and Yen2000 lifts…
November 22 2009, 2:33pm | Comments »
HEAVY snowfalls the past couple of days primed Niseko's powdery slopes for the much-anticipated season opening today.As promised, the Grand Hirafu lif...
November 21 2009, 5:51pm | Comments »
IT’S official. Tomorrow it will be game on for the 09-10 season! At 8.30am tomorrow, the highly anticipated switching on of the lifts will ...
November 20 2009, 2:25pm | Comments »
Monday and Tuesday has seen some pretty consistent snow falls, with a solid 25cm + in the village and a reported 60cms up on the mountain! With temps forecast to rise, it is likely the snow in the…
November 4 2009, 5:35pm | Comments »
Thumb: TWO days and nights of heavy snow have instantly plunged Niseko in to winter, and pumped locals have already hiked up to score the first waist-deep tracks of the season. The first snow of the season…
November 3 2009, 3:00pm | Comments »
Thumb: WHILE snow dusted the top of the 1500m+ peaks around Niseko almost a month ago, the first snow fell at village level (250m) this afternoon. Just after 1pm, reports came in to Powderlife of the first sight…
October 31 2009, 2:00pm | Comments »
Well it is that time of year and Niseko Village (Higashiyama) have ended their lift service for the winter. If you didn’t get over to the new Niseko Village on your last trip you really should check it…
May 7 2009, 9:55am | Comments »
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