Lots of wind and stormy weather in Niseko... |
…hence lots of fresh powder |
Many of the lifts were from a different era. Some were wooden, single seaters and this one had a conveyor belt to speed up the loading. Likely a precursor to high speed quads. |
Smashed into the Hirafu gondola: Jex, John, Michele, Dirk, Kida, Marin and Linda. 11-77, not a bad age span! |
Hot drinks from the vending machine always gave us energy for that extra hike… or snow angel.