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Hokkaido: powder snow Disneyland
ON its own, Niseko is an amazing place to go skiing. So much so that since it has been ‘discovered’ by the outside world in the past 10 years or so, it has gone from sleepy, locals’ ski hill to world-renowned international ski resort. The four interlinked resorts provide enough terrain to keep many locals from ever wanting to
Niseko gets early snow
NISEKO residents woke today to the first sight of snow for the season - an overnight dusting on the peak of Mt Yotei.
In keeping with Japan's distinct seasonal changes the 'hatsu yuki' (first snow) came one day after the autumnal equinox
Season wrap-up 2007/08
While 2007/08 was a great season for a whole range of reasons, once again Hokkaido’s default abundance of fresh, fluffy powder snow was the star. If you look at the stats it won’t go down in the record books but there were periods, especially the whole of ‘White January’, which will be etched in the minds of locals for years
