POW POW EPIC POW....

The Pow in Japan is incredible, everything you hear about it and more. The deepest, lightest, fluffiest pow you will ever have the pleasure of riding. Due to not having ridden deep snow like this I struggled at first but once you learn how to ride it it is the best feeling, like you are surfing :D We had an epic day at a small nearby mountain Moiwa where first tracks through the trees with each turn sending a huge spray of snow right over your head. So many days that could be the best though with one run or one turn through the pow making you grin ear to ear!!

Riding pow through one of the gates

Strawberry Fields in Hanazono is awesome so many drops of all sizes we had much fun riding through here. Craig and Andy getting a bad case of chin to face, Craig coming off worse with a sore knee and busted nose. I had to to take it easy for a few weeks when my dodgy knee got pretty bad but with the guys forcing me to rest it and being used to dealing with sore knees I soon got back riding more on the cautious side until it built up it's strength again. Nearing the end of the season I was starting to hit more drops and enjoyed this a lot. Annupuri back bowls were awesome when there was fresh snow so much fun to ride through. In January it snowed for 17 days straight and end of Jan beginning Feb it snowed over 2 meters in 72 hours insane!! Check out this report on it....

Japan Snow Report - The Daily Flake 31 Jan 2011 from The Daily Flake on Vimeo.

Here's a photo of Steve, Andy and I after riding through some rad rad pow as you can tell by all the snow on us in Niseko Village outside the Hilton Hotel.