Nick Kowal is the owner of the Hakuba Powder Lodge. In a short interview I asked Nick a few questions about life in Japan, his dreams, a year after Fukushima and more.
Week 11 – 13. Hakuba and Salt Lake City – The End
A mixed bag of poor to very good skiing. Rain, warm then cold again and more snow. In the US a great last day at Brighton after a shockingly poor day of skiing at Snowbird and a pretty good day at Solitude.
HOT news for the 2012 season. Go to the "Tip" section and get more then ever before We meet at the office of BRC right at the base of Red Mountain at 8am. After signing your life away (standard…
Myoko at a glace Myoko - The land of snow; a real Japanese experience Town to stay if you intend to ski Suginohara, Akakura Kanko, Akakura Onsen, Seki Onsen, Tangram or Madarao
Once again Mount Washington was celebrating a near record breaking YTD snow amount of 1740cm (680”) as well as a snowpack of over 7m!! (21 feet) the highest anywhere in the word at the time.
Seki Onsen is one of several resorts at Myoko and is owned and run by a Family Business. The whole family plus 10 other employees take care of running the lifts.
Akakura Kanko together with its neighbouring resort of Akakura Onsen, is one of the larger and more popular areas of Myoko. Akakura Kanko offers a lot more challenging terrain than Akakura Onsen.
Akakura Onsen, together with its neighbouring resort of Akakura Kanko, is one of the larger and more popular areas of Myoko. Akakura Onsen is the more beginner/intermediate/family friendly resort.
Suginohara is part of the Myoko Big 4 which you can get on the same day pass if you ask for it. The lift system is probably the first very good impression you get. High speed gondola and several high…
Another resort near Hakuba. A bit of a hassle to get there but well worth it. Beginners to advanced will find nice runs, but all of them are rather short and don’t have the greatest vertical. Since the 2009/2010 Off…
