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Keep an eye on Michael Milton. Below is taken from his personal website Michael Milton is one of Australia's best-known athletes. His four-gold-medal haul at the 2002 Winter Paralympic Games endeared him to a sport-loving nation and earned him the title of Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability. In April 2003 Michael tried something new: speed skiing, the drag racing of alpine sport. On the steepest slope in the world he clocked over 193km/hr, smashing a 16-year-old world record and becoming the fastest skier with a disability. Every year after that he bettere

I had magret de canard on top of sauted duck confit, chinese cabbage, daikon, carrot, and pancetta with a chicken mousse ravioli and a Grand Marnier suace. It was good, very good. Thanks NC

Thanks SJF, will do so

Not sure if I can post this but it is relevant to Niseko so I will as it isn't anything to do with me but more the region. Just curious if anyone is coming to Niseko for the event. It is set over a whole week, 15th-21st September, lots of road cycling, MTB, recreational rides, competitions etc. Accommodation is cheap in the summer, lots to do if the family are interested in other things and is definately worth a look.

Some companies hiked their 'high end' properties up by 30% which is very steep but their research showed that people were still willing to pay for them. I still believe that it is not expensive when compared to say Australia or Europe. I haven't been back to N.America for a while so can't really compare prices there but in premium properties for between 12000-14000 per person per night isn't that bad, especially when compared to the hotels in this area.

On the holiday maker, it will probably effect rental bookings a bit but I would think people coming here have enough money to keep coming. I am sure this has been mentioned a few times but this winter could be the litmus test. On the property development, I think it is not the aussies who are dictating the market anymore, it is probably fair to say that it hasn't been the case for a while. It is the Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia nationals and expats who are raising the bar. Prices have steadied here recently but it is usually the case over the summer months anyway. Come winter, int

stuck inside a crevase (SP?), fighting your inner demons, not sure where or what comes next...I wish I had that much drive to suceed.

not sure if I have asked yet, but where can I get a NB pad in Japan, or for that matter anywhere? I will be pioneering NB here in Niseko this season.

It is a really hectic January this year but like 2 seasons ago, when it was late feb (CNY), the season was extended. This year will be tough later on for sure. That should tell you that the best time to come is from Feb onwards.

SH, I hope you loved the food because many of the dishes that you ate would have contained meat products such as fish paste, fish sauce, stocks etc for flavouring. My Bro in law came here and is pretty strict and ended up eating crepes, vege pizzas, and tofu salads for 2 weeks. Hirafu, saying that, is much more accustomed to vege meals than small towns as there are many foreginers here who are either operating restaurants or are firneds/associates of the owners who are able to offer assistance to such issues. As a whole, the resort is not really investing in anything new, more the op

Has anyone used the SJ job finder to great sucess in the past? I'm am going to use it soon so am interested. SJ mods, what are the benefits?

Who would want to fly with Qantas now anyway? Not me. It usually doens't matter how full the economy class is, it is the business class that matters. If BC is full, the flight is almost guarenteed to make money.

Just logged in after a lengthy period away from the SJ world. Thursday, where do you come up with something like that statement. All the restaurants are either owned by Japanese people or by foreigners who live here year round. The money stays in the resort and we (yes I am one of them) still offer our services over summer, well a lot of us do anyway, making a loss but trying to keep the resort going during the quiet times. It is struggle for everyone here over summer except the development companies but when that dries out and they move ship, hopefully the resort will be self sustai

I just finished reading an article in Snowboard Canada about noboarding and must say I am very interesting. It seems like a further progression in sliding sideways. Kuma, do you think you could use a smaller board and put the pad towards the back, further than the 3inch they recommend?

I'd take Niseko over the long haul any time of year. Just me though.

How many people ended up heading to The White Horse?

That is the type of stuff I want to be doing everyday rather than sitting in the office

I am sure you have a fantastic time up in Rusutsu, there is so much available within a half hour hike from the top lifts.

Nice Mamabear, I guess it is so much easier to come here than it is to go to OZ or NZ for this type of trip, and once here it is so much cheaper for families too.

I love the BOA system. Fast, easy and comfortable. The only system I would consider again is the Salomon system but I don't know what the name is.

I don't think people are disputing what you are saying Oyuki, or the head of the IPCC, but convincing the world to cut back their meat intake because it will help the environment seems like something unachievable because it is a personal choice. Having companies do the work for people i.e. making cars that produce less emissions, using cleaner fuel, building more energy efficeint buildings, better insulation etc will help with education process and at least make some small term gains in the global warming issue

Me too, I don't get out there enough this season.

We are in the middle of a pretty good storm here as well. January has been an exceptional month for Niseko, cold and lots of snow.

Hey Jyves, There is a guy here in Niseko called David Mills who runs his own private guiding service, very similar to BD who may be able to help you out. It is very busy, being Chinese NY so I am not sure whether he will be able to help out but do a search for Powder Pursuit plus his name. Cheers and good luck

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