We had planned 3 days at Niseko but lost a day on Sunday so today was it. My plan today was to try and ski in all four areas of the resort. Bruce came out again today too, unfortunately the visibility was quite low this morning so he decided to wait out the morning to see if it improved.
I headed over the Hanazono first up and the vis was actually good over there, esp on the lower chair and in the trees. I lapped strawberry fields a few times and got some nice turns in there. Then I decided to try and head over to the other places.
It was always going to be a tough one cos lots of the upper chairs were closed due to the winds. I did make it across to the third area called Niseko Higashiyama. It was pretty much deserted there and lots of the chairs were running. Only the Gondola and a few lower chairs and they were all going at a snails pace. I did find a few nice pow runs though so I was happy.
My final goal of reaching the 4th area Niseko An'nupuri didn't happen. The vis was pretty non existent up high and I couldn't find the bus stop for the free bus. Next time.
I finished the day with a few runs down Niseko Hirafu (where our accommodation was). It was pretty tracked but still heaps of fun with lots of soft snow still about due to the white out conditions driving people away. That was another good thing today; no queues ;O)
I finished up the day about 4pm cos I needed to make sure I could find an ATM. Bruce pulled in about half an hour later! I guess he must be finding his legs again!
So that was Niseko. Our timing was off but it was still fun. Hopefully Rusutsu will give us the amazing pow that we are craving.
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