Then and Now March 30 2011, 6:20pm via japanskiexperience.com

One of the first things you see when you get off the Hirafu Gondola in winter is the area map directly in front of you. What a lot of people don’t realise is how high off the ground this map has to be to deal with the vast snow falls Niseko receives. These ‘before & after’ photos perfectly illustrate the change from winter to summer!

Original image courtesy of 360niseko.