Mike Pow 52 Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 No piss up tonight then Link to post Share on other sites
Jishipi 0 Posted March 18, 2010 Author Share Posted March 18, 2010 Woke up to this ! Going to be magic up there...20 - 30 at village level ? This one's for you Boyo ! ! YEEEEEWWWWWWW Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Pow 52 Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Shalalalala. Can't wait to see the pics. Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 WAaaaaahhhhh...oooooooo Wishing you all that the weather stays cold up there! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Nice Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 That sure is good to see! Link to post Share on other sites
Jishipi 0 Posted March 18, 2010 Author Share Posted March 18, 2010 Well today was ONE of those days...don't know if the snow was incredible as it seemed or the fact that there very few people up there to enjoy it ...maybe both Bottomless, very cold and fast. After a long season it was a mission to even stop and pull out the camera...these pics don't really do the morning justice but whatever. A lot of dazed happy people wandering around the village today - BAM Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 wow!! that's sweet!! Its a beauty of a day down in Shonan....but for different reasons!! Think I'd still prefer to have your day!! Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Pow 52 Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Brilliant. Long may it continue. Link to post Share on other sites
Jishipi 0 Posted March 20, 2010 Author Share Posted March 20, 2010 Well the epic conditions continued yesterday and "The Peak" was the buzz word. While waiting for the single chair to start running we ducked into Hana 3 for a look expecting it to be tracked out from the previous day as we didn't get that much over night and woe and behold - no tracks and bottomless again. Headed up the peak afterwards and waited for a while for the weather to clear while we pondered which way to go ...eventually decided to try the backbowl...not the best decision was a bit icy up top but pretty sweet after 100 meters or so. I spent most of the run riding icy ridges getting into position to shoot a fall line shot which in the end didn't work out. Oh well gave it a go....my friends said the run down Higashi onne off to the Hanazono side was all time ! Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Pow 52 Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Trees look mid-winter not spring Link to post Share on other sites
ILoveZao 8 Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 I would not say mid-winter in my area, but winter is still keeping with us somehow! Link to post Share on other sites
Jishipi 0 Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 Another killer day here in Hirafu. Lots of goodness still to be found in many places. This was taken on Higashi One. We traversed around from the gate above hana 3 and it was deep out there. Warmed up a bit in the afternoon but it is snowing again right now... no wind and big old fat flakes falling straight down woop woop Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Pow 52 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Good things come to he who waits Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 At the right place ... Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Pow 52 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Taking measurements from Niseko Now, as of 26 March 2010 Hirafu has hit 15m of snowfall at village level so far this season. 2m has fallen in March, with more forecast. Do I hear 16m? Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 15m of snow. Not bad hey. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 And snowing quite heavily this evening Link to post Share on other sites
blinkin'ek 0 Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 Great. Not that I'm going. But I am planning to be there in 12 months time! I suppose there will be a few topups again before then. Link to post Share on other sites
quattro 1 Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 It was really great down in the trees on Saturday. Snow was a bit heavy today but still really good Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Pow 52 Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Niseko Now's season summary Quote: Sunday was the last day of lift operation in Niseko and although very cool it was a mostly fine day to see out the season. The run out to the base was just maintained by a thin ribbon of snow pushed up by the groomers but the skiing up top was still on an excellent cover. 09/10 was a great season for Niseko. After 3 years of well below average snowfalls we finally had a season with very close to average falls. From November to the end of April, which is 181 days, snow was reported on the mountain 121 days. So over the 6 months it snowed 2 out of every 3 days. I counted 42 of those days receiving 20cm or more snow, some of them receiving far more. The season was a little slow to get going with below average cover up until mid December but from then up until the third week of Feb it barely stopped snowing. The end of Feb saw some unseasonably warm temps with some rain but March saw winter return with great regular falls. In fact we had more snow in March than in Feb. A cool April saw the cover remain in reasonable condition for most of the month with some fairly regular snowfalls on the upper mountian maintaining a deep cover. Overall it was a great season with very few rain events and plenty of regular snowfalls keeping even the most avid powderhounds extremely happy. Total snowfall accumulation from our reports here on the upper mountain exceeded 18m. There's been a lot of debate over the years about just how much snow Niseko receives especially as the only accurate snowfall records are only kept in Kutchan and not on the mountain itself. Kutchan is situated at only 176m though and is out on the plains receiving little of the orographic precipitation we get on the mountain. My best estimate over my years of observations is that up around 1000m on the mountain we receive at least 1.5 times the amount of snow recorded down in Kutchan. Kutchan averages around 12m of snowfall annually so I estimate that up high on the mountain the average snowfall is at least 18m and would easily exceed 20m in the bigger years. Whatever the exact figure is one thing we all know is that Niseko gets a hell of a lot of snow and it is right up there with some of the best quality snow found at any ski resort on the planet. Truly an awesome place! Thanks for following these reports throughout the season and I for one am already looking forward to the next one. See you back here then. Current Official Snow Depths: Snow depth reporting has finished for the season. Still up around 2m on the upper mountain and only patchy at village level. Many thanks. Taking new snowfall data (using the least amount if there was a range) from Niseko Now I had it as 15.8m at village level. Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Just read that a short while ago. Amazing that Kutchan is just at 176. Link to post Share on other sites
Nisoko 6 Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Might you be back next season, Mike? Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Pow 52 Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 I'd very much like to be, but that decision is out of my hands. Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Hope it works out for your Mike. Link to post Share on other sites
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