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A video review of a snowy January in Myoko Kogen

With February well under way, I’ve put together a video of the action from the month just gone. It was a January we’ll be talking about for years to come, [...]

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Beautiful Myoko sunrise, and now it's snowing again

After an amazing sunrise this morning, the clouds have rolled in bringing fairly heavy snow. There is only about 20cm predicted for the next couple of days but I’d say [...]

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Myoko Kogen snow report Wednesday 24th February 2010

Akakura Onsen is warm and sunny today – hardly a cloud to be seen and an expected top of 10 degrees C. Clouds are expected to move in over night [...]

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Myoko Kogen snow report Tuesday 23rd February 2010

It is a very spring time feel here in Akakura Onsen today, with temperatures well above zero, sun in the sky and slushy conditions on the hill. A top of [...]

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Some more footage of riding Niigata pow

Here is a little video of some nice powder and funny jibbing done in late January 2010

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Myoko Kogen snow report Wednesday 10th February 2010

Still raining, but it’s trying to snow…. Temperatures are finally starting to return to a wintry level here in Akakura Onsen, although the official reports show freezing level has not [...]

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Myoko Kogen snow report Tuesday 9th February

It is a foggy morning here in Akakura Onsen with some light rain still falling. The forecast came true yesterday and from about 3pm it started raining in earnest and [...]

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Myoko Kogen snow report Friday 5th Feb 2010

Big dump coming tonight? After a fine and sunny start to the day it has started snowing lightly already. There is a moderate westerly breeze and it is forecast to [...]

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