Was in the market for a powder specific board and decided on the Jeremy Jones Hovercraft. Just in time for 2020 winter season. Paired it with Burton Malavitas so will see how it performs. I'm 5'7" and weigh about 140 lbs. Went with a 152 in case you're wondering. Hope to put a review soon.
My second time to Niseko and stayed at the Hilton Niseko Village Hotel. Got a lucky overnight dump of 24 cm. Great hotel, Good food, snow everyday. Best conditions ever! This just raised the bar.
Big White is huge, but the snow is no JAPOW. JAPOW is still ichiban!
Don't worry powcountry is still alive. We've been busy working on some new tshirt designs and updating the resort information just in time for 2017-2018 winter season. Currently the powcountry store is on hold so if you are looking to purchase please contact us using the contact us section. Stay tuned.....
December is going by fast. First day for pow will be around Christmas for me. Just got my snowboard and skis waxed. Can't wait. In the meantime working hard on getting the shop ready. Stay tuned.
As forecasted woke up this morning to snow here in the Kanto Plain. Check out POWcountry facebook for some photos.
Furano has opened as planned with the top lift running. It's also forecast to snow down in Tokyo this coming Thursday which is extremely rare. Could this be a sign?
Looks like Furano is on track to open tomorrow 1 week ahead of their originally planned date. Wish I was there. 1 more month before we start to see resorts opening around the Kanto plain.
Furano plans to open November 19 which is only 6 days away. In the meantime gotta start training my legs and watching Art of Flight. If you haven't seen Art of Flight, it's a must see and also the newest one that came out in October called The Fourth Phase. The Fourth Phase features a... Continue Reading →
All eyes are on Kiroro as we plan to go there in Jan. Kiroro already has 30+ cm of snow so things are looking good so far.
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