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
It was shaping up to be another epic day at Asahidake with the largest crew so far, though the changing wind had the last say about the snow condition. The alpine area was severely wind scoured and packed. Vis was no more than 50m, mostly a white out. Navigating a rather familiar path was not … More Asahidake 29 Jan
Ok, for the record, it is pronouced as ‘Kum-mwee’. It was a pretty good day out in Kamui, although it was super windy. The gondola was closed for around a bowl of ramen’s time in the afternoon. We have a good crew of snowboarders Tereza, Andy, Zoe & Mark and a couple of skiers Lisa and … More Kamui 28 Jan
Growing a snow beard in the Majik Garden Furano on 9th January.
Ok, Ok.. there might be a little love affair here, but it was so good yesterday, we had to return to Asahidake for the 3rd time! We have a bumper day today with a big crew with Alpine Backcountry Guides. The snow has eased up overnight and a light dusting of around 10cm welcomed us with a slight … More Asahidake 24 Jan
It didn’t stop snowing all night and it’s still snowing! This was going to be one of those epic Asahidake days! Brant, Endre, Nick and Roger were part of the team with Alpine Backcountry Guides today and they were primed! A quick warm run in thigh high pow on the baby bowl and we were off … More Asahidake 23 Jan
Crewed up with Ski Japan Adventure today for some split board and ski action. It was just starting to snow and the slope looked deceptively smooth, but the base was wind scoured and fairly firm. That is until we hit ‘Gully 4’. En route to the drop zone I had to offer my mountain donkey … More Asahidake 22 Jan
It was slim pickings at Kamui today, wind blown and packed down snow. The back country was completely unsalvageable. That could only mean one thing – tearing up the piste. It was Elle, Guy, Jarrod & Rosa’s last day in Central Hokkaido, so the last opportunity to top up that goggle tan. Here is Guy’s … More Kamui 21 Jan
Make Friends On A Powder Day 