Early Sunday morning, I'm heading off with a bunch of buddies for a week-long ski trip to Niseko.
Located on Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost major island, Niseko is made up of three linked ski areas: Hirafu, Annapuri, and Higashiyama. As Japanese resorts go, it's huge:
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In my opinion, Niseko has the best terrain, powder, and apres-ski scene of any resort area in Japan. It's also unusual among Japanese resorts for letting people go off-piste in certain areas. They call it "Niseko Local Rules".
Last time I went, they had an internet cafe up there, so I will try to keep blogging during the trip, but posting will probably be on the light side.
3 comments:
I have to known. What is the snow like out there? Are there tough mountains to ski or is it more intermediate?
Posted by gindy
The snow conditions are awesome. I am writing this at an Internet cafe after a half-day of riding and a nice rotenburo, and I can say today was the best snow I've ridden ever, even in 4 years of coming to Niseko. Light, fluffy powder in huge quantities.
However, most of the terrain is intermediate. There isn't really much death-defying stuff around.
Posted by GaijinBiker
"However, most of the terrain is intermediate. There isn't really much death-defying stuff around. "
Still, good snow goes a long way. Very interesting.
Posted by gindy
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