12 days into a 14 day cheeky snowboarding trip in Niseko, Hokkaido (Japan's northernmost island) we are wondering when it will stop snowing. 16 metres of snow normally fall here every season! Not that we are complaining! But really how can it snow sooooooo much....Day in, day out huge snowflakes fall from the sky leaving beautiful dry powder snow to get stuck into and to literally get lost into. Snow enthusiasts come here for one thing only: to be adventurous (or naughty) and leave the groomed ski pistes behind and head for the unknown among the snow covered trees, the backbowls....welcome to "Planet Snow" a winters paradise. Standing among the frozen white eerie looking trees in waist deep snow with no other tracks to follow in minus 15 degrees, it really does feel like you could be snowboarding on a distant planet. And on the rare occasion that the clouds clear its time to get the camera out....the majestic landscape with the cone shaped active stratovolcanoes and the Sea of Japan in the distance is pretty unforgettable!
Sooooo if you love delicious powder snow then this could be heaven. Just don't expect to leave with a suntan ! And bring a nice face mask unless you like the snowy frozen beard look (for those who have nice beards like Rai !)
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