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Happy Hakuba Holidays

Hisashiburi! Did you miss us?  It’s that time of year again… the middle of January and we are just getting around to posting our first blog of the season!  But can you blame us for being a tad tardy?  Heaps of fresh snow with consistent cold temps has given us plenty of powder to play [...]

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Blizzard Bizzare. April 3rd.

Hakuba rode quite the weather roller-coaster today.   A sudden snowstorm plowed through what had once been a clear and warm spring day.   The sudden 4 degree drop in temps and onslaught of snowflakes stopped as suddenly as it started. Winter’s dying hiccup, perhaps? I hit the slopes at Hakuba 47 to enjoy  the new [...]

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Happo March 31st – Clockwork seasons.

I couldn’t make it out today but Eric, our trusty Wadano lodge manager and faceless being (he’s very shy on the internet) took the camera out and did some easy lines off the back of Happo.It looks like spring kicked in from this afternoon and it will be sunny t-shirt days of park riding and [...]

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Snow on the Pond

I ventured out with my camera the other day to see what captured my imagination.  The winner was this lovely pond at the base of Wadano, the dock still covered in new snow.  It  was so pristine and calm that it almost made me want to jump in… almost.

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March Madness

Just a few quirky moments from this week on the mountain…

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Legendary! March 11th Tsugaike

Winter has caught a second wind and blessed us with yet another bluebird powder day!  We did more riding than taking pictures yesterday.  It was too epic to stop!

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Gifts from the Snow Gods

It’s been snowing hard here in Hakuba, and the Morino crew all got on the slopes early to enjoy some fresh lines.   The 25 new centimeters came in a little heavy, but still heaps of fun to ride!  Keigo and I took a detour that had us crossing a river a few times and trudging [...]

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Stunning Spring Days

March is here and the snow predictions for this week look sick!  Our home in Hakuba is as beautiful as ever with fresh snow on the ground and plenty  more  powder days to come!

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Sweet Deals for March and April at Morino!

FANTASTIC SPRING SKIING IN HAKUBA! Steep, deep powder, stunning sunny days AND great deals on the best lodging in town… what more could you ask for?  Hakuba has had an enormous snowfall this season and this spring will be as good as it gets: a huge base of snow, bluebird powder days, breathtaking views of [...]

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