Niseko Spring Mountains
25 Jun, 2010
Onze Ski Jou in Sapporo or more correctly Zenibako Otaru is getting ready to open. On a quick trip into Sapporo yesterday the white line of man made snow is visible from on the Ishikari plain. Due to open on the 22nd of this month, we would say this will happen without fail, even if it is only made snow? snowing outside now here...
Snow Cruise Onze http://onze.jp/ (Japanese Only)
don't usually crop my images to this shape but decided to to fit the screen at this size. busy day up chisenupuri this day.
photo taken today, 9th of November, this is where it all starts the wind rises off the ocean and dumps snow on the mountains, the cycle continues..
autumn yotei, snow capped and ready for a long winter ahead.
19 of January 2012
Two days ago after we had about 60cm of snow down on the farmlands I took a early morning hike up to the top of dai ni chairlift, that's the second chairlift on Niseko Annupuri Ski Resort. Half way up I checked the snow depth using my hiking pole and it came in at about just over the first extension lock or about 58cm.