RESORT GUIDE NEIL HARTMANN NIKKO - Powderlife

SNAP FLASHGRAND HIRAFUFIRST LIFTSLOCATION // GRAND HIRAFUAFTER only two solid days of snow in late November, the lifts opened for the first time ofthe 2010/2011 season at 8.30am December 1st. There were only two courses open, anun-groomed Center course and the Family course, both with plenty of powder. Visibilitywas quite poor at the top of Ace Pair Lift #3, but it didn’t dampen spirits too much, asevidenced Chewy (left picture) – the first one to make the lifts by two chair lengths.TAMASHIIBAROPENING NIGHT //THE worm, shimmy, sprinkler, runningman and other moves that can not bedescribed, were all present at TamashiiBar’s opening night thanks to sweetparty tunes by Murray and Chris.PHOTOS // niseko photographyFOR your chance to wina Hanazono PowderGuides First TracksTours for two,valued at ¥32,000,answer the following:WINENTER TO WIN AGUIDED TOUR“Skiing vs boarding – tellus why you prefer one over theother.”Entrants will be judged on their level ofhumour and brutality. Send your entry tolizzy@powderlife.comGet creative!Question // What do you love about Niseko?STACKWINENTER TO WIN AHELMET FROMINSKIELLIOT and Victoria Fong from Singapore love Niseko’sweather, food and, of course, skiing.KELLY Dyball and Mike Chapman from Melbourne andPerth, Australia love Niseko’s nightlife scene.PETER Wilson from Byron Bay, Australia loves Niseko’spowder snow and thinks it’s a great place for a family holiday.WAYNE and Sim Chang from Hong Kong love Niseko’scompact and convenient layout.ENTER TO WIN A HELMET FROM INSKI.SUBMIT your gnarly crash story and the reason why you weara helmet and/or need a new helmet to ross@powderlife.com.Entries are required to be 100 words or less and must beaccompanied with valid contact information. We will be pickinga winner every two weeks.WILDBILL’SOPENING PARTY //A TYPICALLY wild party at Wild Bill’s,fuelled by a three-hour all-you-candrinkand some fantastic music by3 Skins and DJ Chris Holmes. Theseguys had people up and dancing ontables and chairs long into the night.15powderlife issue 29 // December 25 - January 7, 2010 www.powderlife.com16powderlife issue 29 // December 25 - January 7, 2010 www.powderlife.com