A car to a train to 2 more trains to a plane and then a bus…. We have arrived in Sapporo,Hokkaido. Back in the city and we are eager to explore! Our stomachs lead the way to a restaurant called mamas, conveniently its underneath our hotel and came highly recommended by our host Shun. We are greeted by “mama” who does not stop bringing out food that she thinks we should eat! We haven’t even seen a menu and the table is full of deliciousness and of course biru. Then she places the Karaoke machine on our table and smiles. We are all a little tentative to start with but It turns out we are all naturals and at the end of the night “mama” is prying the mic away from Benny. Haha! Mamas parting gift is a bottle of Shoju a rice liquor which has some burn to it. The boy’s head out to paint the town red and do a hell of a job of it and sing karaoke into the night with the friendly locals of Sapporo cheering them on or yelling at the to be quiet! Either way it was a hell of a time. Next
What a day we had! Blue bird Pow day, I have never had a day quite like it! Super lucky for us but not for some. That night we saw on the news that there was a rescue over at Akakura Kanko, but not just a rescue, a body was found on Sunday from the day before, the day that we were there!!!! A little bit scary. Nipple deep powder it would be easy to get lost and buried. Safety first kids! Thats why we here at Epic Snow hit the hill prepared. When the snows heavy, even when you are on piste you should have avalanche gear, Beacon, Probe, Shovel and resort map at the very least. Helmets are also a must. Anyway back to the snow….. This place does not let up!. That night the clouds came back. Only a little of the fresh stuff in the morning but all day it was F*cking PUKING as the crazy canucks say. Akakura Kanko was our destination, no rescue can scare us! Straight to the top where the snow flakes where as big as a strawberry and thats where we stayed all day. Sessioning two tree runs on either side