Hokkaido

Joshua Duncan-Smith and Harry McFadden might not be household names in the ski world, but in ski instructing circles they are high respected – both accomplished athletes and representatives of …
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Hoshino Resorts TOMAMU has developed a reputation as one of Japan’s best family ski resorts, but anyone who has visited will tell you that this description is somewhat limiting. it …
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Kiroro yesterday revealed plans to install an 878-metre combination lift, connecting The Kiroro, A Tribute Portfolio hotel with the existing mountain base and giving guests ski-in-ski-out access to the slopes. …
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We’re not sure what to expect as we arrive at RISONARE Tomamu, the hotel we’re booked into for the next three days, but we’re certainly not expecting a flute performance. …
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“A Return to Nature brings much more than a literal breath of fresh air. The figurative refreshment that comes with embracing the natural world is often more powerful than any …
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Long-time visitors to Niseko will remember the Scot Hotel, which sat prominently above the Hirafu Welcome Centre, with the King Pair lift almost on its doorstep. It was a Niseko …
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There was bound to be plenty of powder in an Oyuki team edit filmed in Kiroro, Japan, and we were not left disappointed. The edit features Pep Fujas and his fellow …
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Bustling shopping plazas, Melbourne-style laneways and big-name food outlets. It is an ambitious vision for Niseko that will soon become reality as Metropoly – a Hong Kong-based real estate development …
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Photos are beginning to circle the internet showing snow on the Kurodake ropeway. This is nothing unusual about snow in Kurodake; the mountain typically gets 15 metres of snow a …
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This video was filmed entirely on Thursday, February 1, 2018 – the first sunny day after 13 consecutive days of snowfall. In what is surely a contender for Niseko’s best edit …
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