Day out in Hakkaisan

This week has not seen it stop snowing and on Sunday we gave Kagura a miss and tried out Hakkaisan in Mukikamachi. What a good move! There was hardly anyone around and with their policy similar to that of Kagura in terms of off-piste lots of fun can be had, we almost ended up in a river a couple of times! It is defintley worth the 30 minute drive from Yuzawa for such a great resort!

First day out at Kandatsu

Yesterdays conditions at Kandatsu where excellent, the snow that settled the night before had been groomed and there was hardly anyone out, but 2pm I was still finding groomed patches that no one had been over. It was some of the best groomed conditions that I had ever been on without having to wake up early! This weekend sees another batch of town level resorts opening such as Naspa Ski Garden, Yuzawa Nazakato and Ipponsugi. We hope you enjoy the weekend.

Probably can't ski in Japan this year - gutted

I am almost certainly not going to be able to ski in Japan this year (which is something that I have enjoyed with my friends at http://www.welovesnow.com/ now for several years). The reason is that my wife is pregnant and due in February! Maybe I can sneak a quick trip in early December, so long as "junior" doesn't come early I might have a fighting chance...


I am biased, being involved with WeLoveSnow, but some of the best memories I have of both skiing and "related activities" (such as Kareoke, somersaulting off bridges into deep snow getting a small bruise along the way but still smiling, driving over the mountain in a jeep to go night skiing until midnight, trying and failing to snowboard in snow up to my eyes, trying and nearly failing to ski off piste in snow up to my waist and drinking Sake with various delicious raw items of food) are from Japan.

If you haven't tried skiing in japan yet you should! I have included some snaps from my previous trips over, no particular order...!

All the best

Paul