January 14th - 24th, Japan, Mt. Yotei, Niseko and More

I went to Japan with 2 good friends, Judd Graham and Spencer Schrote, in search of some legendary powder. We would not be disappointed! Our first 5 day we skied in Niseko and snowfall averaged probably 10 in per day. Our luck continued after that and we had a rare January sun break allowing us to climb and ski the prominent Mt. Yotei on January 19th. The rest of our trip we spent with friends from college who now live in Sapporo. There we enjoyed ski days at the awesome Sapporo Teinie resort. Teinie has steeper terrain then Niseko and far less crowds. We also enjoyed getting to experience the Japanese culture and took part in many "nomihodai" (All you can drink)!

Me getting some Japanese Pillows

The 3 of us on the summit of Yotei

Mt. Yotei with me airing into the summit crater