How many times have you lost a ski and it has ruined your day?
In Japan it pretty much goes with the territory sometimes, and sure, powder cords and all that can help but still a ski can shoot off way away from where you even think you lost it as you faceplanted.
Now, thanks to a smart English skier, Chris...
For ski in ski out at Niseko it doesn't get much better than at the Hilton Niseko Village.
Forget the Hirafu hustle, the Niseko Village gondola starts pretty much in the hotel lobby and whisks you too 1000m on pow days ahead of the pack. Plus you can do their Mizuna no Sawa avalanche control area access program (lecture and...
Give somebody you love (us?) an early Xmas pressie! Whistler Heli-Skiing are firing up for season 32 of untracked, with some new products including a dedicated apres Heli Lounge at the Barefoot Bistro and a new Ultimate Whistler Experience Package from $1,515 CAD, plus HST, per person and includes:
• Five nights lodging in a 4 star hotel located in...
Hokkaido kicks in! Furano and Niseko are opening tomorrow .. early bird gets the pow turns
this just in from the Prince in Furano where our bet is there will be less competition to get tracks
check their webcams here
www.furano-kankou.com/live-camera.html
Japan kicks in with Hakuba Goryu 47 opening Saturday!
It's made their Japanes website but not their english version yet www.hakuba47.co.jp
Anyway, it's great news for anyone planning a pre-Xmas trip to the legendary Hakuba Valley.
Heavenly kicked the season off early and in style yesterday - signaling that winter is back at Lake Tahoe’s top ski and snowboard destination. Early-season storms combined with the West Coast’s largest snowmaking system have given Heavenly the ability to stage its earliest opening since 2004-05. All access to the mountain at this time is through the Heavenly Gondola...
