Tag Archives: Hakuba snow

A Beautiful BlueBird Day in Happo…

What a gorgeous day at Happo today. Yes it was still cold, but the sun was shining all day, and the view was simply stunning. I could even spot some other ski resorts way off in the distance… you can … Continue reading

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A great day at Happo-One today

Was up early for the first bus to the Nakiyama ski lifts at Happo-One this morning… what an awesome day it was! We managed to cover quite a lot of ground on Happo in just half the day making it … Continue reading

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Beautiful Echoland…

Each morning I walk to work down the main street of Echoland to the White Horse Hotel, and each morning it’s prettier than the morning before. Roofs covered in snow, front porches completely buried, trees barely able to stand with … Continue reading

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Hakuba pow

Our first video for our blog and of the season! Taken today, Christmas Eve, in the beautiful powder… Filmography and riding by Chris, our White Horse Bartender – proving he can do more than just make my favourite ‘Full Breakfast’ cocktail. … Continue reading

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What a day…

So much snow OK – maybe I’m not going to win photographer of the year with this photo, but to be honest – there was so much snow that none of my other photos came out! At least you get … Continue reading

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First runs of the season

                              After rumours of a lift or two potentially opening at midday today, the staff at the White Horse were all buzzing about trying to cram … Continue reading

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Beautiful snow in Echoland We had a grea…

Beautiful snow in Echoland We had a great dump of snow yesterday – not a huge amount, but it’s a great start to what will be a great season. Watching the snow falling was just beautiful – like little feathers … Continue reading

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And finally it falls…

The snow is here! Beautiful, soft, fluffy, BIG flakes! And they just keep coming. Each time I look out the window, the flakes are bigger. This photo was taken at about 11.20am today on the main street of Echoland and … Continue reading

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Hakuba 28th November, 2009

When will there be snow.  I had a guest send an email through today concernerned that there is nothing open at the moment.  The 28th of November is very early in the season and as we were out on the … Continue reading

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