Intrepid staff members Pat and Alanna braved the whiteout conditions at Happo to bring you the good news – It’s dumped! 15cm at the lodge translated into 30-40cm at the top. little snowmen every day in the forecast for the next week [...]
Snow flurries have been spotted in the Hakuba region. Wax your skis and boards! Hakuba 47 showing some extremely white slopes especially at the top. A view of Happo. The system coming though on Thursday may lay enough snow on the upper slopes for [...]
We are proud to announce that Morino Lodge has teamed up with Evo and Just Fares to give away the trip of a lifetime! You’ve seen the footage of the classic Japanese powder tree skiing right out our back door, you’ve dreamed about the delicious cuisine and nightlife Japan has to offer, you’ve fantasized about [...]
The Lodge was turned into an open air theatre and BBQ area last night for the High cascade Super Park BBQ party. The riders managed to get a fairly early night which couldn’t be said for some of the other partygoers. After a quick Morino heli scout of the back range for future lines the [...]
Arrived in style by heli today for day two of the High cascade super park session.Definitely the fastest I’ve ever made it from the Lodge to the top of Sakka! The combination of a complete lack of wind, faster snow conditions on the run-ups and the Heli shooting meant all the riders were really pushing [...]
The High cascade Super Park session got off to a roaring start in the Morino lodge lounge last night. A chance for the production teams Indres formation, Bravoski, First children and Seven Samurai and the riders to get to know each other! Surprisingly, after all the late night shenanigans, everyone managed to make it out [...]
Here’s a good eating tip for when you’re skiing at Happo. Head up the Alpen quad above the gondola, go inside the Virgin cafe building and head through the back to Restaurant Pilar. Not the normal Japanese mountain cafeteria affair here. Instead theres a great choice of Italian and French fusion course lunches, fine wine [...]
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 [...]
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.
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!
