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Thanks seemore. Will pass on your thoughts to Ian. Only time wil tell muikabochi, hopefully they were small ones and I've passed them all. Heard some guys peeing pea sized stones No thanks

Thanks. Will pass on your thoughts.

DAY 56 : WEDNESDAY 22 JANUARY 2014 14 cm in the past 24hrs at MQ We just can't enough of Kiroro, and it consistently delivers. Great day out there with Ian who was making some great shapes and getting deep. Ian in 'Hangman' Kiroro Coldsmoke Unfortunately an old knee injury made a very unwelcome appearance on the track out of 'Hangman' and we headed straight to Kutchan hospital. X-ray, consultation and MRI later and it's 7-10 days off snow to see if it takes care of itself. If not it's arthroscopy time. Finger

Amazing. Way to be "Johnny on the spot" The crown looks enormous, guessing 2m

DAY 55 : TUESDAY 21 JANUARY 2014 3 cm in the past 24hrs at MQ With relatively little snow in the Niseko Resort Area the past four days, Ian and I headed back to Kiroro. We were rewarded with a very unexpected deep powder day with our tracks filling in each run Ian likes surprises

DAY 52 : SATURDAY 18 JANUARY 2014 0 cm in the past 24hrs at MQ Who forgot to put the money in the meter? The streak has ended after 27 days straight of snowfall, dropping 534 cm (210") of the finest powder all over the Shiribeshi area. Day five at Kiroro for the Lovelocks and Craig. Sunshine and warmer temperatures made the untracked and tracked powder heavier than previous days necessitating steeper pitches and stashes in the trees for smooth powder. But there was still plenty out there. 'Finding Your Feet' Craig Hayden Alex

My pleasure. Glad you liked them

UPDATE : FRIDAY 17 JANUARY 2014 Last season I was lucky enough to catch two big Fridays, and Friday 17 January 2014 at Kiroro Snow World can be added to that growing list. I got a little bit excited on the first run in 'Powder Zone', that's why I put it in in real time Face Shot Friday Part Three http://youtu.be/PbRlrzm2LMM Here are parts one and two from last winter, Face Shot Friday Part One Niseko Grand Hirafu 07 December 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il2T4yaGHTY Face Shot Friday Part Deux Kiroro Snow World with Ian MacKenzie 22 Febr

DAY 51 : FRIDAY 17 JANUARY 2014 14 cm in the past 24hrs at MQ Day four at Kiroro for the Lovelocks and Craig. It was DEEP

Thanks SKI and seemore.

DAY 50 : THURSDAY 16 JANUARY 2014 25 cm in the past 24hrs at MQ Day three at Kiroro for the Lovelocks and Craig. Blue skies and 15-20 cm of new snow all over the mountain for the second morning in a row. Warming up on the 'Yoichi Course 1-B' green run Bluebird Kiroro Powder Part One Bluebird Kiroro Powder Part Two Bluebird Kiroro Powder Part Three Then the clouds rolled in Craig Hayden Alex Ria Neil Ian

DAY 49 : WEDNESDAY 15 JANUARY 2014 16 cm in the past 24hrs at MQ As of today 814 cm (320") has fallen at MQ in Higashiyama Day two at Kiroro for the Lovelocks and Craig. We started the day with blue skies and 15-20 cm of new snow all over the mountain. Part One - Sunny Kiroro Morning Then it started snowing heavily and it was powder all round. Part Two - Powder Zone

Great pics

UPDATE : SUNDAY 12 JANUARY 2014 The Lovelocks, Craig & Ian getting into the Rusutsu powder Yours truly getting in on the act DAY 48 : TUESDAY 14 JANUARY 2014 44 cm in the past 24hrs at MQ First day at Kiroro for the Lovelocks and Craig this winter. Kiroro hadn't received the 24 hr snowfall that the Niseko Resort Area had experienced, but with 10 cm of fresh snow overnight and the mountain virtually empty there was no competition for untracked snow. We went through the gears warming up on the immaculately groomed pistes and then into

My pleasure. Have a great holiday.

DAY 47 : MONDAY 13 JANUARY 2014 33 cm in the past 24hrs at MQ The tap has been turned on and it's overflowing. Non-stop snow for the past 23 days dropping 429 cm (169") of powder. Today was moving day for the Lovelocks and Craig. From J-Sekka in Hirafu to the Mountain Hotel at Kiroro. After settling them in, Ian and I took a quick recon of the mountain to check out the conditions. The upper mountain is in great shape with full coverage and all lines good to go. Lower down there's still a bunch of alder brush making the runs out a little tight. Patrol has exte

It's amazing how deep you can go when you're not on skis with waist widths > 100 mm

Thanks teikiatsulover. Conditions are all time at the moment.

DAY 46 : SUNDAY 12 JANUARY 2014 27 cm in the past 24hrs at MQ As of today 721 cm (284") has fallen at MQ in Higashiyama For the Lovelock family and Craig's last day in and around the Niseko Resort Area we chose to drive over to Rusutsu to escape the weekend and Bank Holiday crowds. I'd had great reports from a mate that the powder was excellent yesterday, but the snow exceeded our wildest expectations. You needed pitch to get through the volumes of snow and thankfully Rusutsu has long 30ish degree pitches in abundance. We spent the morning skiing East Mt with grea

DAY 45 : SATURDAY 11 JANUARY 2014 36 cm in the past 24hrs at MQ With the quad at Moiwa only open for one cycle yesterday, Craig, Hayden & I got there bright and early today in the hope that the wind wouldn't play havoc again. Unfortunately the wind didn't cooperate closing the quad all day and the 'B' double chair was only open for an hour. We had 3 great runs off the 'B' chair and then spent the rest of the morning on the 'C' chair playing in the woods. Hayden Craig Hayden

DAY 44 : FRIDAY 10 JANUARY 2014 23 cm in the past 24hrs at MQ Neil, Alex, Hayden & I spent the day at Moiwa. A very cold day. We did a load of laps on the 'B' double chair before the quad chair opened. The wind had smoothed out the new snow to a creamy texture. It was fast and floaty though. Skiing Powder on the piste and in the trees at Moiwa http://youtu.be/Lf0pDFkH9Y0 The wind was howling and we only managed 1 run in the Shirikaba bowl before they stopped the quad for the day. But that one run was worth the price of admission on its own.

My pleasure. Enjoy when you get over there.

No ropes, no signage. All good.

DAY 43 : THURSDAY 09 JANUARY 2014 2 cm in the past 24hrs at MQ We were back to the full complement of Lovelocks today at Annupuri, with Alex back on skis. Just 2 cm of new snow at MQ when I measured at 6.30 this morning, but at 7.30 the heavens opened and by the time we were heading up on the first chair at 8.40 there was 10-15 cm of dry powder on the piste. We spent the morning lapping the quad, progressively moving from the piste to the trees. Surprisingly deep turns were to be had Skiing Powder in the Trees at Niseko Annupuri Craig

Not good. The quad is often on wind hold with strong winds. Then it's just the 'B' doule chair and the queues can get quite long. Rusutsu is a better option when the winds are high.