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There's no doubt that CAT skiing offers great value to riders looking for a new riding experience. It offers easy access to untracked powder, without hiking and without the risks normally presented by back-country skiing. It's perhaps these qualities that have earnt it the tag 'poor man's heli-skiing'. On a recent visit to Hokkaido (February …
Continue reading "Niseko Weiss Powder CATS: first tracks guaranteed"
Small crowds, a ‘local’ feel, a variety of friendly lodges, lift tickets and food priced the way it should be and tonnes of snow, translates into epic powder days centred around a true Japanese cultural experience that visitors crave – all without those regretful stares from lift-queue’s, back up to quickly-disappearing fresh tracks. Standing 1,382 …
Words and images by guest writer Richard Bumford. This Christmas my wife and I decided to return to our home in Padul, Southern Spain, to spend time at our favourite resort, Sierra Nevada. We very quickly remembered how incredible a resort it is. Located just 30 min from Granada City and Airport it is certainly …
Continue reading "Sol Y Nieves is Spanish for ‘Sun and Snow’"
About Gulmarg Nestled in the Pir Pajals, one of the six mountain ranges that make up the Himalayas, Gulmarg is a small town in Kashmir, in northern India. Gulmarg, which means “Meadow of Flowers”, sits on a 2,650 m plateau at the base of Mount Apharwat (4,124 m). The Pir Panjals receive up to 14m …
Skiing and snowboarding in Japan is the hottest winter sports ticket in the world at the moment, and why wouldn’t it be: it consistently records the lightest and driest snow on earth, and it falls in quantities that’ll make your head spin – every time! Let’s be clear – Japan is no longer a secret. …
Continue reading "Madarao Kogen: An untapped Tree-Skiing Powder Paradise"
As the Niseko area is largely rural, and nothing like any of the big Japanese cities at all, the road between Sapporo and Niseko is interesting for the local architecture, which is dominated by small rural dwellings and indoor farms.
By our roving reporter, Andrew Spittle February 2016: Leaving the rest of the Snowriders WA team in Hokkaido, Japan (see review here), our roving reported, Andrew 'Spitty' Spittle, jumped on a plane and traveled due-east across the date-line to Salt Lake City, Utah USA. Located in western USA, the great state of Utah is defined …
Following our popular post, 'CAT skiing at Iwanai, Hokkaido', we are pleased to bring you a review of an alternative CAT skiing option, also based in Hokkaido. CAT skiing is becoming increasingly popular in Hokkaido, especially in the Niseko area, where more and more people are looking for new and exciting adventures, free from the hustle …
Continue reading "Review: Par’s Powder Paradise, Hokkaido, Japan"
Area Review: Experiencing mid 40 degree temperatures is a strange kind of novelty in itself, but to experience such scorching temperatures with a set of skis on your shoulder is something else entirely. Luckily the distance between the taxi and the entrance to the Mall of the Emirates was short. Within seconds I was standing, …
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