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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.
Jus...
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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...
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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 o...
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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...
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February 06, 2010
SILVER birch trees casting dark shadows on a white, snowy background. That's the artistic inspiration for patterns on the road, footpat...
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January 23, 2010
NISEKO Village says public response to Mizuno no Sawa has been 'overwhelmingly positive' since opening the formerly off-limits run this...
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January 23, 2010
OWNERSHIP of Niseko-Moiwa changed hands last season, and already we're seeing signs of a more progressive and successful future for the...
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January 20, 2010
A WINE industry leader and a pioneering local developer will be special guests at an exclusive wine and art dinner in Niseko this Frida...
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January 18, 2010
NISEKO has once again been belted by about two metres of light, fluffy powder in less than a week, making season 09/10 so far one to re...
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January 18, 2010
AN avalanche claimed the life of a 66-year-old man from Sapporo last weekend on a mountain near Niseko, Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper rep...
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January 09, 2010
NISEKO is this season bustling with guests, following an unseasonably slow 08/09 winter.
Holiday management companies have announced th...
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January 09, 2010
HANAZONO is once again the place to be for competitions this season.
The Stomping Ground, Niseko's No. 1 locale for park riding, will...
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January 09, 2010
BURTON team riders will arrive in Niseko for the Burton Mountain Festival, based at Niseko Village from January 9-17.
Every day from 1p...
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January 08, 2010
AFTER a couple of days of lift closures due to extremely high winds of up to 70km/h, breezes dropped today and all chairs whirred back...
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January 06, 2010
YET another new Niseko restaurant – the Taj Mahal – swung open its doors recently, with an all-you-can-eat Indian buffet an...
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January 05, 2010
THE wait is over – Niseko Village's much-anticipated Mizuno no Sawa run is now open to the public.
We have enough snow coverage f...
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January 04, 2010
AFTER the deluge of snow that descended upon Niseko during the epic two-day New Year’s storm, all the backcountry gates are now o...
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December 21, 2009
THE most sustained snowfalls to hit Niseko in years have relentlessly belted the Hokkaido ski town with close to 3m of accumulated powd...
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December 14, 2009
POWDERLIFE'S 19th edition – and the first of our third season – hit the streets this weekend, with the title header “...
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December 12, 2009
AFTER years of tirelessly deliberating with the government, national parks and other affiliated parties, Niseko Village will this seaso...
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December 12, 2009
THE Hokkaido Government has given the green light to fund a complete facelift of Hirafu's main street.
The Department of Roads recently...
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December 12, 2009
DETAILS of Niseko’s first master-planned four-seasons resort at Hanazono have been released and a development application will be...
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December 10, 2009
NISEKO'S newest commercial and residential development – The Vale Niseko – was unveiled in style yesterday.
Many loc...
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December 09, 2009
JUDGING by Lars Longcox's mammoth opening party last night, many party-goers will surely be season-long 'members' .
Hirafu's new nachos...
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December 08, 2009
NISEKO Village – a.k.a Higashiyama – officially opened today, with plenty of skiers and boarders rushing to the resort earl...