News 2011

• Santa has brought massive snowfall

  28-12-2011 SkiJapan.com's website states Niseko has had over nine metres of accumulated snow (actually its 935cms) which may or not be...

• Deep December at Niseko

  23-12-2011 The season has started well with between 485cm and 655cm falling so far around Niseko. SkiJapan.com's marketing guru chook has...

• Takeover offer for Hotham & Falls

  19-12-2011 Entertainment group announces takeover offer for LLA Merlin Entertainments Group (Merlin) today made formal announcement of a recommended takeover offer for...

• New eBook, The Powder Bible

  18-12-2011 Powder skiing is the "holy grail" of the ski world, but like all stuff on which dreams are made of,...

• Instructor positions in Japan

  15-12-2011 Next winter there will be more opportunity for qualified Australian ski instructors in Niseko, Japan. There were less spots for...

• Niseko update - Tue 13 Dec

  13-12-2011 Rod White (what an apt name for a snow reporter) has updated SkiJapan.com's snow Report "Throughout last night and this...

• New Gondola New Era for Niseko

  9-12-2011 Niseko-based Peter Murphy Managing Director of SkiJapan.com is very excited about the reopening of the resort's gondola this weekend. Murphy...

• That's Fine voted Best Web Video 2011

  7-12-2011 Canadian clothing brand Voleurz has been voted ESPN's "Best web video 2011". That's Fine documents the antics and exploits of...

• Silver medal for Lincoln-Smith in Skeleton World Cup

  6-12-2011 Australia's dynamic young skeleton team have had their best day of competition ever, with sliders Emma Lincoln-Smith and Lucy Chaffer...

• Blizzard conditions in Niseko

  6-12-2011 A pretty decent 30 hrs till 3pm since the last report. Snow began again in the village about 4pm yesterday...

• Bogong Hotel destroyed by fire

  5-12-2011 An historic pub in Victoria's high country has been destroyed by fire. The Country Fire Authority was alerted to the blaze...

• Japan snow travel bounce-back

  2-12-2011 Japan snow operators bullish about the future. The growing number of Australian-owned and operated snow-related businesses will underwrite the ongoing success...

• Banff ski areas well and truly open

  29-11-2011 Banff-Lake Louise ski resorts opened in early November and from current snow reports they are all in good shape. With close...

• Hokkaido resorts open this weekend

  24-11-2011 Australian skiers and boarders are arresting the decline in visitors to Japan. Whilst other nations stay away Australians are returning...

• 12 Days Of Aspen

  24-11-2011 The 12 Days Of Aspen Calendar of Events starts December 20 and lasts through New Year's Day. Skate with Santa,...

• Thanksgiving equals skiing

  23-11-2011 The most popular holiday in America, Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November, signals its time to get the skis...