Niseko
the many walking styles of asia
location: niseko terrain: resort town with fresh snow and high winds style: slowly, usually with our heels slipping out from under us resembles: location: rusutsu terrain: hotel lobbies and designated trails to the uploading lift style: upright resembles: location:…
roaming around annupurri, hirafu and stuffing our faces all day
we spent our last full day in hirafu in search of some eateries. first on the list was rakuichi sobatei, a small soba house in annupurri that was featured on no reservations a while back. it’s a 12 seat restaurant…
another day in niseko
day three on the mountain and it might be our last one of the niseko portion *insert sadface*, barring any magical dumps in the next 36 hours. with the snow forecast predicting 1-3cm everyday during our stay, we’ve had some…
Lazy Day in Grand Hirafu
Spent the morning researching and mapping out all the onsens in the area while the boys enjoy powder runs. Found three onsens within a three block radius from our hotel. Before we started any relaxation, we went in search of…
Snowy Mountain
Snow, lots of snow. My snow boots finally look at home and prove to be awesome. Explored Hirafu and Kutchan today. While waiting for the bus to Kutchan, I noticed a man working hard to remove snow on a sloped…
niseko!!! finarry!!!
after a 24 hour travel day, we arrived in niseko to clear skies, no crowds and cold & crisp weather to boot. a 2.5 hour bus ride from the airport to rusutsu & finally niseko grand hirafu. they’ve gotten about…