What does Coronavirus mean for Niseko ?   Nobody really knows where the Covid-19 pandemic is heading for Niseko. Let alone me. A worldwide pandemic of this nature has not been seen since the Spanish flu of 1918 which was still holds the unbeaten record of killing the most humans in one sweep with 50 […]

Move it or loose it. If you are like me on the wrong side of 40 you might experience some knee pain when skiing or snowboarding Niseko. There is already good evidence that weight training can help increase our knee stability and reduce pain but now some surprising new research suggests that marathon running can […]

Are we safer in the Niseko backcountry now  ? Hokkaido and seems to have a spike in the number of backcountry incidents over the 2020 season recently that has sadly resulted in some pretty tragic outcomes. An interesting article was recently published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health regarding backcountry accidents. […]