Every time I drive past Nakayama on my way to Rusutsu or Niseko, I wonder what the powder is like. The elevation is very high and offers the longest season as a result. Well, the 10 cm of dry snow was certainly appreciated after a recent warming trend that saw places like Teine lose 40+ cm of snow due to rain. Even Niseko wasn't sparred the wet stuff. Very uncharacteristic of Hokkaido. If I was to describe Nakayama Toge in one word it would be "ghetto". One out of three lifts working and a board park that looks like they were just looking for somewhere to dump snow after plowing the road. It didn't really matter because Chiharu, Yoshiko and I still managed to enjoy a few beers in-between wind storms. We'll be back at Nakayama for Yakiniku in late spring. Thats what this place is really all about.
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