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 have to rank today’s endless powder-smashing as one of my best days on the mountain ever! A beautiful sunny day, fresh pow as far as the eye could see, and great friends to enjoy it with. We rode from the first lift until our powder legs simply gave out beneath us. I felt like [...]
Just a few quirky moments from this week on the mountain…
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 [...]
Whether it’s a life-sized hamster, Godzilla, or a Human Football, everyday is a costume party on the Japanese slopes. 5 star entertainment!
It’s official! There’s plenty of snow in Hakuba! We were able to verify this by riding lap after lap of bottomless conditions today at Hakuba 47……our longest lift-line being about 12 seconds. This is great news for those coming up for a white Christmas in Hakuba and means you can put away your early season [...]
Its been raining in the village the last couple of days but awoke today to glorious weather and the first real dump of snow this season on the tops
I walked down to the Matsukawa river and took some shots. Not long till winter now!!
