All news
21 Feb - Latest video from the Japan Powder Camps
. Day 5 - Niseko 
What a great day we had. We woke up to a lot of fresh snow and with clear heads (maybe slightly achy body’s!) the group had pretty much forgotten all about Valentine’s day and were more focused on the fresh powder. Someone did mutter ‘give me fresh powder over roses any day’. A lot of jokes being said about how ‘they’ would rather be here than in a swanky restaurant having a romantic dinner. Not allowed to mention names or they’ll get slaughtered!
The resort weren’t going to open G2 until 11am today because of the amount of snow. So the groups lapped G1 until it was opened and were the first people to arrive into G2. We got freshies all day. It started snowing really hard and dumped for the rest of the day – the tracks that were made were immediately covered up with new snow and we were able to ski fresh powder all day. It was a long day, probable the longest day’s skiing for the majority of the group and in fact the best day for many of us.
Most skied right through lunch and then stopped for a late short lunch to maximize the skiing. Then there was a last bit of freeskiing before heading down to Paddy Mc Gintys, the local Irish bar for a pint of Dutch courage for the night skiing.
The boys (Academy team) were ripping it up on the ridge just above Hirafu. You could make out the blue jackets under the floodlit trees; dropping cliffs, hitting pillows, jibbing trees (hitting trees!). Jon ‘Time bomb’ Wilson hit a tree apparently… his grin is imprinted on the bark. The clients said that the boys looked like ‘Legends’!
The group stayed in a bar in Hirafu in their ski kit after night skiing. They were buzzing after such a great day. Victory beers to celebrate lasting out 9am to 9pm skiing!!!
Read the full blog
