March madness remains in full swing, delivering over 45cm of snowy goodness in the last 48 hours – but you may be surprised to hear that this is not a new phenomenon in this town!
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Despite a warmer than usual mid-season, the Niseko powder-machine was working in overdrive last weekend, throwing down a tasty 32 centimetres of snow in the 48 hour period. After some lovely consistent snow in the days leading up to the dump, the stage was set for an incredible two days of Niseko powder goodness!
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And now for something completely different – Keen and dedicated eyes are already looking towards the North and Hokkaido’s biggest cycle event, the Niseko Classic!
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I know…we haven’t had an insane amount of snow yet this 2017, but times are a changin’…

Somebody, somewhere must have heard the laments of a thousand powder-hounds and decided to shake up the Niseko snow-globe, because as of last night the early hours of this morning… it’s been dumping!
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We’re now a couple of days into the festive period—and oh, what a wild, wonderful (and occasionally —wet) sleigh-ride it’s been! In true Niseko style, December started off incredibly strong, boasting consistent snowfall in hefty amounts over the first two weeks of the month.
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With the advent of Grand Hirafu, Niseko Village, Annupuri; and, as of Saturday 3rd December, Hanazono’s reopening for the 2016 winter season; every single resort on the Niseko mountain range has resumed business, ready for everything the next 6 months has to throw at it!
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Niseko – home of the world’s greatest powder snow – has dominated the Japan category of the World Ski Awards… again.

Despite strong competition from Appi Kogen, Hakuba, Myoko Kogen, Rusutsu and more, Niseko secured the top spot as “Japan’s Best Ski Resort” once more.
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So far, the rumours and speculation flying around regarding La Niña seem to be founded in some fact, with Novembre being extremely good to us.

Although it’s easy to forget the sheer amount of snow we received last month on a miserable Thursday morning like today; the consistency of the snowfall is what is most encouraging.
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It was announced towards the beginning of this month (rather optimistically) that Niseko Grand Hirafu would have its grand 2016-17 winter openings on the 23rd of November.

Today, in fact.
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Intrepid locals took to the slopes for an exceedingly early pre-season shred as Niseko enjoyed another week of amazing powder snow.

The influx of snow seems to have spurred on some hurried repatriation, with many locally-based foreign companies and businesses settling back in, bringing a bit of bustle back to what was seemingly recently a sleepy summer town.
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