Niseko – Day 1

Got up almost before I got to bed, at 4:45 am. At 5 am I was downstairs trying to haul a cab. The first one that stopped and opened the door just left while I went for my bags :-O Maybe the driver was at the end of his shift and did not want a foreigner with a snowboard in his car??? No problem though, the next taxi stopped and took be promptly to Haneda airport.

By 8:05 am I arrived in Hokkaido, and by 9:15 I was on a bus on my way to Niseko. 4 and a half hours later I had checked in at Niseko Norther Resort An’npuri and was getting ready for half a day snowboarding.

The weather was great, -10 degrees, sunny with some clouds, and powder in the woods. First rides were easy going but then I climbed Mt. Niseko An’nupuri to go backcountry. Once at the top clouds had started to roll in. And the ride in the backcountry was bumpy with a lot of old tracks in deep powder that had started to freeze again. Hard work, but still fun.


Lift with Yotei in the background

After the backcountry ride from Mt. Niseko An’nupuri I was being more relaxed. I just got on the gondola and rode in the slopes down to where I could go out in the woods where the snow was still soft powder. Great fun… Though a twig smacked me in the face, resulting in blood and a somewhat swollen lip 😛


In the woods

At 4:30 pm I called it an end and returned to the hotel. Had an early dinner. Took a hot bath in the outdoor onsen. And did part of my GLOBIS homework due next wednesday. Overall it was a great day, though I missed Chie 🙁

2 thoughts on “Niseko – Day 1

  1. Great pics, love the first one with the blue sky and the mountain in the background.

    Very cool goggles! 😎

    Have fun bro!

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