TR: Hakuba Cortina 29th Jan 2012 – Rolling In The Deep

Filed in: Japan 2012, Trip Reports

[video type="youtube" clip_id="AX20t9K1mio" autohide="0" hd="true"] We spent much of yesterday evening wondering what exactly happened that day. The powder was mindblowing yet it exerted a calm over Team Powder Bible rather than the usual euphoria that typically follows an epic day. A sense of anxiety had been brewing, despite the fact that we had spent

TR: Hakuba Cortina 28th Jan 2012 – Epic Pow in The White Room

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Hakuba Cortina 28th Jan 2012 Photo (c) Patrick Fux / powdermania.com

[video type="youtube" clip_id="HGIWASD_ORo" autohide="0" hd="true"] Team Powder Bible have rolled in to Hakuba with exquisite timing, hitting Cortina in the midst of an epic snow cycle. While we had great fun in Niseko with excellent company the snow gods didn’t deliver, yet in true ski holiday fashion it started dumping as we were due to

TR: Climbing the Weisshorn (Hokkaido) 20/1/12

Filed in: Japan 2012, Trip Reports

After a few days of pleasant powder the sun has come out, and given the warming we found yesterday and the inevitable crusts that would follow, we decided that a ski tour would be in order. Given our unfamiliarity with the area we decided for a very safe and conservative option, and decided to climb

TR: Niseko, Japan

Filed in: Japan 2012

Team Powder Bible has left Australia on a stealth mission to the powder of Japan. We kept it quiet in the leadup as we wanted to suprise a friend, which worked very well so thanks to all whom helped keep the secret. We have skied for 3 days now warming up and familiarising ourselves with