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Grand Hirafu

Niseko, Japan, Report: Softer Snow with More on the Way

Report from December 30, 2023 Drove over to Niseko Grand Hirafu this morning. The snow was better than at Annupuri due to having less sun exposure. Niseko United is the umbrella that combines four ski resorts which are inter-connected by lifts and all available on the IKON pass. From left to right in the above trail map are Annupuri, Niseko […]

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Brett Ploss | December 31, 2023
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Niseko, Japan Report: More Snow than Hakuba, Still a Few Lifts yet to Open

Report from December 29, 2023 I flew from Tokyo to Sapporo last night. Tokyo is located on the main island of Honshu, while Sapporo is located on a smaller island in the north called Hokkaido. I rented a car at Sapporo and drove the roughly two hours from Chitose airport to Niseko. There was noticeably much more snow on Hokkaido […]

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Brett Ploss | December 30, 2023
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