Blair
Anderson has been working in Niigata Prefecture
for over a decade now. He
stumbled into his present job (at
the ARAI Mountain &
Spa resort in
Niigata) in the same manner
that he has got through life to
this point - via the back door! He
finds that the work suits him
as it is kind of like being an eternal
student, with no two days being the same. His
regular contributions provide
insight into behind the scenes operations at a
Japanese snow resort.
Please note that any views
expressed are not necessarily those of Snow Japan.
29th May 2006
VOLUME 28
International Seasonal Workers, A Couple’s Perspective
Ever wanted to come to Japan and get some of the powder you have been
hearing so much about? Done a great deal of skiing/boarding overseas and
perhaps met some Japanese folk doing the same? Have a significant other that
also wants to come to Japan but worried you may not be able to find
work/accommodation together? If you answered yes to any of the above, you are
not alone.
7th April 2006
VOLUME 27
White Season 2005-2006 Report
Read on for the next installment of the setting journals -
which marks the final stages of a wild 2005 - ’06 White Season at the resort.
An
update from the final part of Green Season 2005 through to the present will be
provided, as well as an introduction related to future volumes of the setting
journals…
Update as of 3rd April 2006
It has now been seven months since I last sat down to pen a
full column of the setting journals (following an aborted attempt peak-season).
While taken for granted in the snow industry that all workers enter “reactive
mode” at some point during peak season, despite the best of
intentions/preparation I found myself stuck in such a state for just under half
a year. What happened? Let me have the honor and pleasure of guiding you
through it…
9th September 2005
VOLUME 26
Two
Years On
12th July 2005
VOLUME 25
A
Day in The Life:
Epilogue
27th May 2005
VOLUME 24
A
Day in The Life:
9PM to 12 Midnight
28th April 2005
VOLUME 23
A
Day in The Life:
6PM to 9PM
1st April 2005
VOLUME 22
A
Day in The Life:
3PM to 6PM
14th January 2005
VOLUME 21
A
Day in The Life:
Noon to 3PM
12th December 2004
VOLUME 20
A
Day in The Life:
9AM to 12PM
11th November 2004
VOLUME 19
A
Day in The Life:
6AM to 9AM
7th October 2004
VOLUME 18
A
Day in The Life:
3AM to 6AM
3rd September 2004
VOLUME 17
A
Day in The Life:
3AM to 6AM
22nd July 2004
VOLUME 16
"A
Day in The Life of a Full-Sized Snow Resort"
30th April 2004
VOLUME 15
2003/04
White Season Wrap & Working in Japan
23rd February 2004
VOLUME 14
Terrain
Park and the Passing of a Legend
3rd December 2003
VOLUME 13
Why
do we do it?
6th October 2003
VOLUME 12
Answers
to Questions asked of a Resort
Part 2 of 2
6th August 2003
VOLUME 11
Answers
to Questions asked of a Resort
Part 1 of 2
28th July 2003
VOLUME 10
A New Beginning
9th April 2003
VOLUME 9
Is
spring season the start or the end?
6th March 2003
VOLUME 8
What
about an employee and equipment appreciation day?
24th January 2003
VOLUME 7
What’s
it like to be a part of a resort in full flight?
