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  • 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 of the new summer activities areas, including the new Mountain Bike Park, Bag Jump and Wakeboard...

Latest Niseko News

  • 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...
  • 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....
  • 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...
  • 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 acros...
  • 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 t...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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-...
  • 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 p...
  • 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. Jus...
  • 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...
  • 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 o...
  • 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...
  • 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, footpat...
  • Mizuno no Sawa a big hit
    January 23, 2010
    NISEKO Village says public response to Mizuno no Sawa has been 'overwhelmingly positive' since opening the formerly off-limits run this...
  • Little brother Moiwa kicks on
    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...
  • CHEERS...Niseko's history and future to be shared over a glass of red, or eight.
    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...
  • EPIC SEASON...Skiers and boarders are lapping up the powder of 09/10.
    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...
  • AVALANCHE...a man dies at Shiribetsu-dake.
    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...
  • Niseko tourist numbers skyrocket
    January 09, 2010
    NISEKO is this season bustling with guests, following an unseasonably slow 08/09 winter. Holiday management companies have announced th...
  • Competition heats up at Hanazono
    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...
  • Burton in Niseko for Burton Mountain Festival
    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...
  • BLUEBIRD...Niseko's natural beauty visible again.
    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...
  • FULL BELLIES...Taj Mahal opens with all-you-can-eat buffet and belly dancing.
    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...
  • OPENING...Mizuno no Sawa's epic terrain is now open for everyone to enjoy.
    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...
  • Hanazono party officially opens Activity Centre