Fresh Snow & Sunshine

Today's contributions come from Rosco with more of his great shots, taken over recent days.

Snow clearing continues despite the lack of heavy falls

Kutchan

Upper north-facing slopes and lower sunnyside slopes

Friendly faces

And 6 litres of beer help fill those powder-less days

Then it snows, the sun comes out and the people come out

The trick is to find your own uncrowded spot

How many seals were polled for this opinion?

Winter on Hokkaido means different things to different people

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I have more photos from TraKtorman and Rusutsu Pete as well as soon having some from Thredbo Blues for your viewing in my next reports.

Speaking of the Blues Festival, it started with a bang in the Kosi Room last night with Jeff Lang and guest appearances by Phil Manning and Kevin Borich.