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Niseko Village will for the first time ever host the “World Airlines Ski Championships”, which will take place from March 4 to 8. It’s already t ...
February 9 2012, 2:23pm | Comments »
Mizuno-no-Sawa is the bowl under the Hilton Niseko Gondola that has long tantalised powder-hungry gondola riders. This has been a “no-go-zone” and ...
February 3 2012, 1:16pm | Comments »
The pow is back! We spent the morning in Mihirashi getting plenty of pow in the face. After a week of dribs and drabs of snow it’s fair to say the pow is back. Poooooooow! Atomic Mushroom Explosion.…
January 25 2012, 2:50pm | Comments »
The goods *36.6cm of fresh snow has fallen since yesterday morning and at 7:15am today the temperature was -10°C. With patches of intermittent sunshine breaking through the snow flurries right now this morning looks set to be magical…
January 25 2012, 8:46am | Comments »
“Setsudo”, snow caverns, are artist Hirohiko Takenaka’s newest snow and ice creations. This unique snow art installation is open for exploration ...
January 23 2012, 5:34pm | Comments »
New years day was our first day of adventure on the cat. We went out to the skiing zone, dug a couple of pits to check the avalanche conditions and then snuck a couple of cheeky lines in…
January 7 2012, 7:16pm | Comments »
We just finished a 2-day avalanche course with Black Diamond Tours. Super informative and a fun 2 days with JS. I can say with certainty that the course is just the tip of the iceberg in understanding our…
December 29 2011, 10:09pm | Comments »
VIDEO LINK – Super Snow – Season 2011: This is a short movie we produced from footage all shot over the 2011 season. It was a season with a slow start and an abrupt end but everything in…
March 30 2011, 2:43pm | Comments »
This Saturday night we’re cracking some kegs for our regular season ender bender. We’re having an exhibition of shots fresh from this season all printed up and on display in the gallery. Hope to see you all here…
March 9 2011, 3:49pm | Comments »
It’s very forward thinking for Niseko Village (Higashiyama) resort to educate and promote avalanche safety on a zone and it’s dangers, snowpack and terrain traps before allowing access to shredding it. Other resorts around the world should follow in…
February 6 2011, 11:25am | Comments »
CONSIDERED the Holy Grail of powder in Niseko, the strictly controlled Mizuno-no-Sawa is somewhere everyone should experience once. Access to this ...
February 4 2011, 4:32pm | Comments »
Our Holiday Niseko office is snowed in as well as all of our accommodation in Grand Hirafu! But with amazing effort of snow removal, guests are able to get out to ski and snowboard the deep powder with…
February 1 2011, 3:59pm | Comments »