So for the record Asahidake was not in the running for my favourite areas to ski in Central Hokkaido. My ‘love/not-so-much-love’ relationship with this volcano was based on tease. World class powder runs that last for 5 seconds was exactly that – a tease. So today was a ‘Skin-free’ day. John made it quite clear. … More OMG Asahidake! – Part one (26’Feb’16)

The incredibubble snow conditions has finally settled down somewhat and the sun was out and the sky was blue. With minimal new snow, it was time to look for some wind loaded area for some soft stuff. Below the wind scoured ridge, in amongst the trees we found what we were looking for. We took … More Tomamu Afterglow (25 Feb)

Today we finally decide my second favourite place to ski in central Hokkaido. Wind loaded front mountain and cross loaded back country, nuff said. This place received the ‘last wring’ of the weather system from the north west and the snow here was classed as ‘Super Dry’. It ran through my fingers like powder and … More The Freed Thing – episode 2

Pop quiz: Where is Felix’s favourite place to ski in central Hokkaido? I may have proclaimed my love for Furano on a few occasions, but who would claim my second favourite place to ski? Contrary to what we have portrayed, there were days that it did not snow in Japan and that blue skies and … More The Freed Thing – episode 1

Four gun skiers, off duty Andy and Asahidake. These were the ingredients for today’s recipe. It was a super busy day today, and the queue to the ropeway was all the way down the stairs and we had to wait over 20 minutes for a ride. The 1st run was  through the ‘Baby Bowl’ so … More Asahidake 20th Feb

The weather has taken a turn just after the apex of the season. It has suddenly got quite warm and the wind was swirling around from the south. Transient rise in temperature can only mean one thing, the one thing we dread, rain. The pristine white snow started to melt and the brown discolouration started … More Furano Resurrection

‘The Diamond’ never disappoints. We are in a bit of a transitional period with the weather at the moment in Furano. Whilst this was filmed before the rain, today’s visit at The Diamond is still amazing. The lower half unfortunately is starting to get really sticky. All this powder skiing over the last few weeks … More Furano Diamond

February, we were right in the mix of the season and it was Chinese New year. A bright new day with blue skies and that dry soft Furano powder greeted Todd, Andy and I. We have a long day ahead, but could not resist powder fever. We headed up the first lift to find a … More The French Connection

It was snowing overnight and the sun had decided to pop out for a little. First lift and a powder morning awaited. We chose ‘Cavo Toddo’ and ‘Majik Garden’ for today’s shredding. Come on Andy! You know you want to feature ia short film, but you got to do something cool 😉 A beautiful morning … More Furano Majik

It was one of those trips where you think, ‘well that was an awesome day, how are we going to top that tomorrow?’ And so the story goes… We started with drinks at the Sky bar, then a few sticks of yakitori later, we were well acquainted. We had ‘I-Chi’ Kate, ‘Nee’ Pip, ‘San’ Stu, … More The Too Much Pow Road Trip