opening weekend party!

Check out GCP'S pano of the opening weekend at Kurodake, great times!!

http://www.360cities.net/image/black-mountain-lodge-kurodake

opening day!

the mountain is now officially open, 120cm base and plenty of blower pow and hits galore, good fun...see you up here!

last year opening weekend

chunky n lorne hitting up kuro, under the lift

opening dates

Looks like the opening dates this season are:

Nov. 6 (snow permitting) to Jan. 6.
Closed from Jan. 6 - 21.
Ropeway from Jan. 22 - end.
Double chair from Mar. 1 - end

2009 opening party announced!

Keep Nov 21-23 open for snowboarding and yes, partying in Bar 1984! Opening weekend party to christen the new season, if it's anything like last year, its one not to miss!!

snow creeping down

article on Kurodake

Click on the title to check out an article from last year with some info on Kurodake and the long roadtrip from Niseko...season is coming soon, last year the mountain opened on November 7th!

the snow is coming to hokkaido

check out Kurodake today, capped in snow up top with the fall colors down below, much like Niseko is today with Yotei capped off in snow and colors in the village.

new pics on website

check out some of the new pictures on the website, now you'll know why we love it up in Sounkyo and the surrounding area, all year long.

http://kurodakelodge.com/site/index.php?page=photo

fall colors

well, the initial dusting of snow has melted, check out the fall colors, one of the nicest time of the year in Sounkyo

new snow

There is snow on Kurodake - 12 days earlier than usual, stay tuned for more info on the upcoming season / start of season bash / mountain guide symposium. Check out the Happy Hippie Cafe if you are around this fall.

Sounkyo Ice Festival

the sounkyo ice festival is now on until the end of March...check it out

ropeway opens Feb 1st

are you ready - season begins again Feb 1st Sunday...

more pics, courtesy of Mike Richards

thanks for the pics Mike, looks like a sweet day (and you make Glen look good -jk!) Niseko has no snow, Kdake lots!

later in the week

MikePow and Glen Claydon headed up to Kuro later in the week, check these out, gonna be a sweet season up there...and it's only mid-Nov!

Sunday - riding, lots of snow

not many pics, too busy riding!

Saturday night - party kicks in

Saturday - cabin fever and bar 1984

Friday - opening day of Kurodake

Spring-like conditions, rain in the village=snow on the mountain, free (as in no cost) riding, ceremonies, then drinking...

OPENING WEEKEND

well, what a weekend, it turned out to be...9-10 people headed out for opening day, joined by a few more the following night. Couldn't ride the second day due to a massive storm, so everyone hung out in the bar, the party kicked in Sat. night and more people made the trip from Niseko and Sapporo. Sunday turned out to be pow and nice weather to get rid of the hangover, good times - thanks for all who made it out!