mizuno no sawa
TITLE :: Mizuno-no-Sawa
CONSIDERED the Holy Grail of powder in Niseko, the strictly controlled Mizuno-no-Sawa is somewhere everyone should experience once.
Access to this powder haven in Niseko Village is strictly controlled. To be able to enter, you must first attend a 20 minute, ¥2,000 lecture on avalanche safety that is held twice daily (9:30
Mizuno no Sawa a big hit
NISEKO Village says public response to Mizuno no Sawa has been 'overwhelmingly positive' since opening the formerly off-limits run this year.
TITLE :: Mizuno no Sawa a big hit
NISEKO Village says public response to Mizuno no Sawa has been 'overwhelmingly positive' since opening the formerly off-limits run this year.
Head of ski patrol at Niseko Village, Nobuyuki Nomura, said that in less than two weeks, about 150 skiers and boarders participated in the daily educational lecture, and then rode the
TITLE :: Mizuno no Sawa now open
THE wait is over – Niseko Village's much-anticipated Mizuno no Sawa run is now open to the public.
Niseko's gnarly new terrain
AFTER years of tirelessly deliberating with the government, national parks and other affiliated parties, Niseko Village will this season finally open the epic Mizuno no Sawa terrain to the public.
TITLE :: Niseko's gnarly new terrain
AFTER years of tirelessly deliberating with the government, national parks and other affiliated parties, Niseko Village will this season finally open the epic Mizuno no Sawa terrain to the public.
Access to the controversial run has been at the centre of debate for years, but this year's opening will undoubtedly offer 67ha
Higashiyama opens its gates
Not to the Mizuno no Sawa (yet), but to the media. On February 29, Higashiyama resort hosted a demonstration to the press about the steps it has been taking to allow access into Mizuno no Sawa (the closed bowl under the Niseko Gondola). For the past 2 years, the resort has been practicing bombing avalanche-prone areas in the bowl to encourage a
Jiro Kamiharako in focus
Niseko has a number of residents who have achieved great feats in their chosen field. One of these is Higashiyama Prince Hotel manager Jiro Kamiharako, who was one of the pioneers of the V ski jump and represented Japan at the 1992 Albertville Olympics. We find out his story and try to convince him to open the restricted areas at Higashiyama while
