Holiday Niseko Blog

Holiday Niseko Accommodation Snowed-in!

Our Holiday Niseko office is snowed in as well as all of our accommodation in Grand Hirafu! But with amazing effort of snow removal, guests are able to get out to ski and snowboard the deep powder with ease this Chinese New Year. The last days of this month have shown everyone what Hokkaido Japan can do and January 2011′s snow depths have buried last season’s mark! Base depths around the Niseko are deeper than normal for this time of year and the village is hyped.

2 meter dump at the Holiday Niseko office

It’s February 1st and the current snow depths are 300cm at the top station of Annupuri, 400cm up top Niseko Village and 450cm on top of Grand Hirafu and Hanazono! The upper lifts have been closed for days due to no-visibility and high avalanche danger from the three day super storm. The steeps and trees in the lower to mid-mountain have kept everyone happy with this 2 meters of fresh powder! hint… (Niseko Gondola to Superstition and Mori-No chair to Misoshiru)

Niseko Village goods!

It will be powder heaven when the weather chills and Niseko United starts running the top lifts and opening the gates! Holiday Niseko

Chinese New Year! 农历新年

It’s a big week for us at Holiday Niseko and everybody else up here in Grand Hirafu, Niseko Village and Annupuri in celebration of the deep powder and the events surrounding the Chinese New Year! Events like skiing and snowboarding the 50cm of new snow that blessed us yesterday and enjoying your surroundings. Getting out with friends or family and reflecting on what you believe in the most. Niseko’s 2011 week long forecast for the celebration of Chinese New Year is snowy and these are the days to remember… We are keeping these days in our heads, because trying to snap a photo is hard to do when flying through snowy life.

Ace Quad 2 - powder laps.

3 meters deep and more to come!

Niseko’s snow depth has hit the 3 meter mark and the forecast is powder-gold for more snow this week! The current snow conditions for everyone out snowboarding, skiing and staying with us at Holiday Niseko are amazing! +Plus great snow-base now for our future guests! The backcountry access gates 1 (L-ji), 4 (Fujiwara) and 6 (Moiwa) have opened and the Niseko Avalanche report suggests using great caution when venturing out there. It’s shaping up to be another all time snow season!

Happy Holidays!

It was a cold white Christmas and Niseko celebrated on the slopes and in town! Currently 21 lifts are running to get you up skiing or snowboarding and most of the inbound-terrain is on! The snow forecast for next week looks good and should bring in the 2011 at the 2 meter+ mark. Snowboard and Ski events are happening in Hanazono and the lively pulse of the local bars and restaurants are going off after the day on the slopes ends. Celebrate!

Happy Holidays from Holiday Niseko

Niseko Hanazono Competition Events Calendar 2010/2011

Here’s the drop on this winter’s freestyle ski and snowboard competitions from the Hanazono resort in Niseko.  Starting with the X-mas rail jam and after party, the fun events keep rolling through the season. Step it up and show your skills if you will!?      Holiday Niseko

Niseko Ace Quad & Ace Pair lifts are running!

Niseko’s open! With Niseko Ace Quad and Pair lifts open for the second day and one course to shred -skiers and snowboarders are stoked! It’s time to unleash that pent up waiting for snow/weather frustration!

With a slow start putting us a little behind on the snow for the season and a bummer forcast for friday rain- All will turn into a happy saturday with snow and colder temps through the weekend and following week. Do your snow dance!!

Check out our Christmas Deals on accommodation start planning your powder-fest in Niseko! The Hokkaido snow is coming! Holiday Niseko

avi-stoppers

The snow is coming… and then it’s here!

The biggest snowfall of the season so far has blanketed us in Niseko and is still coming down! We have high hopes of it boxing us in for a while! The Niseko forecast looks good this week and we will let you know when our lift system starts running!

Avalanche course! If you have not done this already and have the love for backcountry, this is a good time to sign up for an avalanche awareness course in Niseko to get some hands on experience. Already got the skills? You can never have enough beacon practice and it’s always nice to make sure your gear is functioning correctly. Pack your probes, shovel and make sure it’s all in order for the many days in the backcountry. Get outside and hide your beacon for your riding buddy to find. Prepare your crew and yourself for a snowy snowy winter! Holiday Niseko

Wait another week…

THINK SNOW SNOW LIGHT & FLUFFY HOKKAIDO JAPAN SNOW! WE HAVE HIGH HOPES OF NISEKO SWITCHING ON THE LIFTS BY THE 27TH NOV! CROSS YOUR FINGERS AND HOPE FOR POWDER BY THE END OF THIS WEEK! WE ARE BUSY-FILLING UP WITH BOOKINGS AND WE ARE READY FOR THE SNOW TO FLY! CHECK OUT OUR HOLIDAY NISEKO YOUTUBE PAGE/COLLAGE OF SNOWY FLICKS TO GET YOU STOKED ON THIS UP-COMING SEASON! HOLIDAY NISEKO

TWS Hokkaido cover shot

Here is the rad Transworld Snowboarding December 2010 cover shot of Tim Humphreys pointing it down the avalanche barriers that protect our local hwys.
Last winter the Flow snowboard team ripped the Niseko resort and toured around Hokkaido capturing this shot on the amazing terrain just outside our Niseko doors.

Tim Humphrey’s Hokkaido Transworld cover shot

Last season East coast USA Flow snowboards+Sessions+Skullcandy rider Tim Humphreys and photographer Rami Hanafi got some great days in Niseko that scored the cover of the Transworld Snowboarding December 2010 issue with a beauty photo dropping in on the avalanche barriers of Nakayama pass. Tim raps a bit about his thoughts on Hokkaido and getting camera lucky. What a rad cover! Holiday Niseko