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March Madness

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

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March 12th. A Little Slice of Heaven!

Yes, there is still powder left to be had out there, and we were happy to go find it… everywhere!   Round 2 of winter has been an absolute blast.  Can’t wait til the skies unleash once again.

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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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A superior day in the Backcountry!

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Hakuba Skies deliver a Snowflake Smack-Down

Powder Hounds tucked their tails between thier legs today as Hakuba skies dealt a snowfall smack-down. Too much snow?!!!  How dare we say it! Too much powder? Is it possible? To us  feisty  Fidos who strain at the leash for waist deep powder days like this, we couldn’t imagine we would hear ourselves  say it [...]

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Goryu Backcountry Jan 28th

North faces still have perfect power conditions from top to bottom as we found out today behind Goryu.

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Kickin It at Tsugaike, Hakuba

Whether it’s a life-sized hamster, Godzilla, or a Human Football,  everyday is a costume party on the Japanese slopes.  5 star entertainment!

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