Tag Archives: march

March 30th – Good as it gets

I know Jen just posted for today but I had to post some more pics and vids from my camera cause it was such a cracker!
an almost festive atmosphere on the mountain and perfect snow – as the title says, as good as it gets and a fitting finale to a great season of powder. [...]

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Epic late March days!! March 29th

Today the morning started off almost bottomless and was dumping so hard it ended up bottomless by the end. Epic mid season-like conditions with deep dry powder and cold temps. Could have done with a face mask.
It was still nuking when we left at the end of the day and is forecast [...]

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Bluebird and bottomless – March 22nd

A rollercoaster of weather in the last few days! 22 degrees C and sunbathing weather on Saturday, 90km/h Typhoon strength winds on Saturday night and dumping snow on Sunday!
Fortunately, regular perusal of the Yahoo Japan zoom radar on through Sunday confirmed that the stiff north westerly was coating the north end of the valley with [...]

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Spring powder Cortina March 19th

Hit Cortina today after reports of 30cm of fresh started floating through the ether. Wasn’t 30, probably more like 20cm but on top of a soft buttery base so felt like 30!
Had a great day ripping the trees in perfect spring weather. Here are some shots.

At the end of the day a different view of [...]

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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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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 the [...]

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