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THERE can be almost no doubting that if one of the main goals on your skiing holiday is to get untracked powder, you should be coming to Niseko. Local weather watcher Mike ‘Pow’ Richards collates his...
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FEMALE Swedish pro skiers Janette Hargin and Sara Orrensjö (pictured left) recently spent 10 days in Niseko filming for a segment of their new all-girl freeskiing movie, Catch Us If U Can. It wil...
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TALK about best seat in the house! In yet another Japanese stroke of genius, several ski resorts throughout the country have decorated the toilet walls, door and floor with a vision from a ski jumper'...
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HOW can you possibly choose a favourite restaurant in Niseko?! You can't, so you have to ask the public to vote for their's in the Best of Niseko Awards. The people have spoken, the votes have been co...
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FEBRUARY began a little quietly with only a few snowfalls and one aberrant day where all of Japan was hit with an amazing warm snap. On that day temperatures in Tokyo reached over 22 degrees, and Nise...
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A GROWING group of extreme locals is discovering the beauty of petrol power in Niseko. Sales manager at Niseko Property, Craig Miekle, recently sent Powderlife shots of him and his buddies on their la...
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IT was an unlikely combination. New Zealand actor and Hollywood superstar, Sam Neill, and former Australian rugby union captain, George Gregan, were snapped recently belting out a few tunes at Niseko'...
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HAVE you ever wondered what you would look like dressed up in a Japanese kimono? If you're a guy that's a bit strange, but if you're a girl, what better experience to take home from Niseko? Beautiful...
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HIRAFU'S Après Bar was at capacity for Niseko's first Flake Film Festival late last month. Hundreds of tourists and locals, ranging from film buffs to 'watch a DVD at home' types, packed out the venue...
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IT hasn’t been a huge snowfall season for Niseko but taking a look around the northern hemisphere this winter and we’ve still got one of the biggest base depths of all the world’s premier resorts, wit...
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IT'LL be lights, camera, action when the Flake Film Festival comes to Niseko on February 24. The short film festival, which has screened at major Australian ski resorts, is in its sixth year, set to b...
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LEAVING at the end of the season and want to sell your gear? Maybe you’re hanging around until next year and are keen to pick up a bargain?
Either way, Niseko Life Plan has just opened Niseko’s first...
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KEEP your eye out for these green and white signs during your travels in Japan. As part of its obligation to be socially responsible, Japan Tobacco has created dozens of these quirky advertisements ur...
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THE 7th Gentemstick Natural Pipe Masters competition, a time trial event held in Niseko Village on February 22, will reward the fastest to the bottom of the hill. About 100 people will participate for...
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WHILE the boom in international visitors taking skiing trips to Japan shows no sign of abating, the 08/09 season has seen many visitors venture beyond Niseko for their Japanese ski experience. Many, h...
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TOKI-SAN from local retailer and hire shop Niseko 343 was the coach of a national ski team, and has been in Niseko for a long time – so you can imagine he knows a thing or two about how to ski powder...
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MANY drinkers refer to good bars as ‘cool’, but few watering holes can be described as such in literal terms. About 300 tonnes of Niseko’s powdery snow was melted, refrozen and carved by skilled hands...
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AMONG many other dishes, Hokkaido is famous for its ramen – big hearty bowls of noodles topped with vegetables and pork, and served in a thick flavoursome soup. For most, a bowl of ramen is likely to...
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POWDERLIFE is now offering an email edition of every new issue delivered to subscribers for free as soon as each edition is published. So, no matter where you are in the world you’ll always have your...
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NISEKO is a hard place to predict snowfall. We remember well a day in January, 2007 when we woke to a good 40cm overnight and it was still coming down hard. It looked like it was going to be one of th...
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THE Niseko Utari Festival - a concert event that combines Japanese music culture and environmental awareness - returns on February 1 for a party that spans between Hirafu and Kutchan over more than 12...
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SEKKA Dining has something for someone who has everything – an ¥80,000 half-bottle of 1898 Puig Parahy. Manager Mick Nippard says that for those who can afford it, it’s an experience not to be missed....
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IF you’ve been into a souvenir shop in Hokkaido you will no doubt have come across a wall full of Marimokkori souvenirs. Marimo are rare algae balls found in only several lakes in the world, one of wh...
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THE Powderlife office has been driven into a frenzy over the past few weeks after receiving great readers’ pics of cars coated in snow for our Car Danchi competition. We put up for grabs a complete se...
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IN this column last issue we spoke about the slow start to winter '08/'09 and how a season could go from average to amazing in the space of a week. Well, it happened. Between the December 20 and year’...
