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From early season bashing through bamboo to late March freshies under blue skies and all the powder in between, Rusutsu consistently produces the goods and remains our favourite day trip from Niseko. Here are some of the 2011/12…
March 30 2012, 6:29pm | Comments »
Japan Ski Experience guests Elliott and Joanne returned to Niseko earlier this month for a second consecutive year of deep powder skiing and cultural adventures. Once back home in the UK they kindly sent us some of the…
February 28 2012, 7:54pm | Comments »
What a season so far, more than 12 metres of snow at village level and 17 metres higher up on the mountain at the half way point in February! Long time Niseko residents Ian M from Niseko WOW…
February 17 2012, 9:33pm | Comments »
Last week saw a mixture of great snowfall and sunshine in Niseko and a group of JSE guests made the most of the great conditions by hiring the services of Glen Claydon Photography for the morning. Here are…
February 15 2012, 6:18pm | Comments »
Japan Journals is a snowboarding web series based out of the fluffy depths of Japan’s snow covered wilderness. Check out Episode 1 for Gondola access to some jaw-dropping fun terrain and watch as the guys meet up with…
February 8 2012, 6:47pm | Comments »
January 21st saw the first Herbie’s Rail Jam of 2012 held outside Niseko’s no. 1 apres ski venue, Herbie’s Umbrella Bar. A large crowd gathered, beers and mulled wine in hand, to watch skiers and snowboarders fail or…
January 29 2012, 6:08pm | Comments »
Today is Australia Day. Here in Niseko we celebrated by smashing through deep, fresh powder. And there was a lot of it; over 70cm has fallen over the last couple of days. Not sure if playing in the…
January 26 2012, 7:24pm | Comments »
Hakuba has been getting some awesome snowfalls lately. Check out this video from the guys at Hakuba Snow Sports School and let them welcome you to 99cm of fresh overnight! Then you’ll have a better idea of just…
January 20 2012, 5:53pm | Comments »
Report for 11th January 2012: It has snowed a lot. You should be out there. Filmed 11th January 2012 in Higashiyama, Niseko Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Promote this on Orkut Share this on del.icio.us Share this…
January 11 2012, 4:39pm | Comments »
Check out this awesome film made by friends of ours to document the first few weeks of the 2011/12 season here in Niseko. Non-stop snow throughout December made it one of the best on record. Here’s the proof!…
January 6 2012, 7:45pm | Comments »
Another 50cm overnight to take us past 5.5m for the season gave us the perfect present for Christmas Day. It hasn’t stopped snowing all day so the festivities look set to continue all week long! Wherever you are,…
December 25 2011, 6:53pm | Comments »
17 consecutive days of heavy snowfall. 4.5m so far at village level. Today we hit the Higashiyama area of Niseko. Wow. This is what it was like. Filmed on 20th December 2011 at Niseko Village, Niseko. ••••••• Share…
December 20 2011, 6:48pm | Comments »