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  • Summer investors heat up Niseko
    August 01, 2010
    NISEKO’S long held secret is getting out: the summer is fantastic. Ski resorts all over the world are working hard on increasing their sum...
  • Hanazono party officially opens Activity Centre
    July 12, 2010
    NISEKO’S Hanazono Ski Resort this weekend held a gala opening party to launch its new summer activity centre. The event began with a tour o...
  • Niseko has a wakeboard park!
    June 26, 2010
    NISEKO’s summer has stepped up a gear with this weekend’s opening of the Hanazono Activity Centre, complete with Hokkaido’s fir...
  • Hanazono Bike Park: just add dirt
    June 17, 2010
    70 TRUCKLOADS of dirt and a payload of hard work by a talented team of enthusiastic locals has brought the Hanazono Bike Park to life. The bike p...
  • Public support needed for Hirafu Town Makeover
    June 01, 2010
    ANYONE with an interest in Niseko’s future is urged to lend their support by signing a petition to ensure the Hirafu main street upgrade go...
  • International skiers to Niseko up 41%
    May 10, 2010
    THE Niseko Promotion Board recently released visitor statistics for the 2009/10 season which showed a marked increase in tourists across the boar...
  • Last tracks of epic season 09/10
    May 10, 2010
    AFTER an estimated 15-20m of snowfall this winter, the lifts has finally been turned off for the season, five and a half months after they starte...
  • Former Japanese PM spotted skiing in Niseko
    March 23, 2010
    IT seems that even former prime ministers are enjoying Niseko's world-famous powder snow. Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and his wife are believed...
  • Best of Niseko winners!
    March 20, 2010
    THE votes are in, the people have spoken, so here are the winners of Powderlife's 2009/10 Best of Niseko voting poll. Thanks to those who voted...
  • Best of Niseko winners!
    March 20, 2010
    THE votes are in, the people have spoken, so here are the winners of Powderlife's 2009/10 Best of Niseko voting poll. Thanks to those who voted...
  • Herbie’s rail jams a big hit
    March 20, 2010
    THE thrills and spills at the newly opened Herbie’s Umbrella Bar rail jams drew some of the biggest crowds this season. Hundreds flocked to...
  • March 20, 2010
    WHEN it comes to a Niseko season, they don’t come much better than this. There was snow (and lots of it!), tourists swarmed in the streets...
  • Best of Niseko final call
    March 06, 2010
    ENTRIES are about to close for the Best of Niseko, so be quick and cast your vote for your favourite business in Niseko. Now in its third year,...
  • Master plan will 'lift' Niseko
    March 06, 2010
    NISEKO United is in need of a ‘mountain master plan’ to reach its full potential, according to a world-renowned, Whistler-based mount...
  • Master plan will 'lift' Niseko
    March 06, 2010
    NISEKO United is in need of a ‘mountain master plan’ to reach its full potential, according to a world-renowned, Whistler-based mou...
  • Taiko drumming legend Roku-san farewelled
    February 26, 2010
    NISEKO this week said goodbye to Rokurou Takada – the founder of Kutchan’s thriving taiko drum culture – who passed away on Sun...
  • In doubt? Don’t just throw it out!
    February 20, 2010
    NEXT time you’re separating garbage into one of the many bins in your house or accommodation, spare a thought for these guys. Just a Sappor...
  • In doubt? Don’t just throw it out!
    February 20, 2010
    NEXT time you’re separating garbage into one of the many bins in your house or accommodation, spare a thought for these guys. Just a Sappor...
  • The start of the Finnish in Niseko
    February 20, 2010
    THE call of Niseko’s world-famous powder snow has made its way to the far northern reaches of Scandinavia – and apparently that call...
  • The start of the Finnish in Niseko
    February 20, 2010
    THE call of Niseko’s world-famous powder snow has made its way to the far northern reaches of Scandinavia – and apparently that call...
  • Parisian electro-jazz band No Jazz jazzes up The Barn.
    February 17, 2010
    NISEKO’S new restaurant and bar, The Barn, was packed wall-to-wall last night with revellers jiving to the international sounds of Parisian...
  • Hanazono: A resort for all seasons
    February 06, 2010
    A STATE-OF-THE-ART bike and wakeboard park will be the centrepiece for Hanazono's year-round sports, adventure and activity resort, set to open t...
  • Hanazono: A resort for all seasons
    February 06, 2010
    A STATE-OF-THE-ART bike and wakeboard park will be the centrepiece for Hanazono's year-round sports, adventure and activity resort, set to open t...
  • Native trees inspire master plan groundwork
    February 06, 2010
    SILVER birch trees casting dark shadows on a white, snowy background. That's the artistic inspiration for patterns on the road, footpaths and dri...
  • Native trees inspire master plan groundwork
    February 06, 2010
    SILVER birch trees casting dark shadows on a white, snowy background. That's the artistic inspiration for patterns on the road, footpaths and dri...