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Red Bar One Foot In The Rave

February 4, 2010
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Time to get your rave on with the crew at Red Bar!
Where: Red Bar – Lower Village in Hirafu
When: Feb 5th – 10pm till you drop
How Much: Cover charge is 1000yen and includes a cold beverage of the alcoholic kind.
Drinks: Beers will be 300yen, Cocktails/Shots 400 yen between 10pm & 11.30pm
DJs Include: J West & [...]

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The North Face Backcountry Clinic

February 1, 2010
North Face Backcountry Clinic Niseko

The North Face will be holding a backcountry event in Niseko early March.  Tomoki Takaku a rider for The North Face and leader of the Powder Company will be leading the tour! If you are in the area go check it out!

Post info from Neil Hartmann – Go check it out!

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Hanazono Niseko Half Pipe Contest

January 28, 2010
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Two half pipe contests are held over in Hanazono this weekend! If you want to check out some of the best pipe riders that J-pow has shredding it up at the moment, go check it out!
FIS Snowboard Japan Cup 2010 – Presented by kissmark
Official practice – 29th January
Qualifying round/final – 30th January
14th Hokkaido Ski Championship [...]

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Santa Delivering The Goods

December 24, 2009

First I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and thank you for your continued support by taking the time to drop in and read Niseko Webzine.
Present 1
Just over a weeks ago Christmas looked like it was going to be pretty average in the way of snow conditions here in Niseko. That quickly changed [...]

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Niseko music lovers party through rain – Powderlife Niseko

July 30, 2009

Powderlife Niseko
Niseko music lovers party through rain
Powderlife Niseko
The Hanazono Kutchan Music Festival is just one of Niseko's big summer events, with plenty more still to come, next in line the Kutchan Jaga Matsuri (Potato …
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Snowboarding The World Author + Niseko

July 28, 2009

Article & Photo source
Matt Barr has seen and riden his fair share of resorts and pow. Matt was once the editor of Whitelines Snowboarding Magazine and is now the man and author behind Snowboarding The World and Skiing Europe.
Skiclub.co.uk caught up with Matt to grill him with a questios about his life and snowboarding around [...]

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Niseko – Jogger Found Scott MacKay

April 17, 2009

POLICE believe a jogger has discovered the body of missing Australian tourist Scott McKay in a river a few hundred metres past his accommodation.
Speaking on behalf of local police, Niseko-Hirafu safety liaison officer at the time of the disappearance, Derek Begley said the clothes Mr McKay was wearing when he was last seen match those on [...]

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Scott MacKay Found

April 16, 2009

THE body of Australian skier Scott McKay has been located, almost two months after he went missing.
Mr McKay, 27, an IT business owner from Brisbane, has been missing since February 20 this year, when he was last seen leaving a bar during a holiday at Niseko ski resort on Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island.
Details were still [...]

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Japanese Tempura

April 15, 2009

I jumped in the plane with no idea what to expect from the snow condition in Japan this year, where i was going exactly and whom with.. all i knew was that it was dumping more then ever in europe and that i was truly looking forward to eating veggie tempura!!

Once in sapporo’s airport i [...]

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Niseko – World Snow Overview – Snowboard Club UK

April 9, 2009
World Snow Overview
Snowboard Club UK, UK
In Japan Niseko ski area has announced it will stay open in to May. Looking back on the season to date the Annupuri ski centre reached a snow depth of 4.5m (15 feet) at its peak with January and February once again the country’s peak powder months with …
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Chance glance saves Aussie from icy death – Lismore Northern Star

April 4, 2009
Chance glance saves Aussie from icy death
Lismore Northern Star, Australia
NESTLED in her cosy holiday unit in the Japanese ski resort of Niseko, Ballina nurse Angie Llewellyn-Sare knew something was wrong. Peering out of the window in the early hours she saw a young man stumbling in the snow-covered street below. …
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