Snow Australia Snow Report August 9th 2011 from Hotham

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Hello welcome to the daily snow report brought to you by Snow Australia. I bet you are curious to see what the weather brings today, we are hanging out here in Hotham, that is starting to look like a winter wonderland again, much to the joy of all us ski freaks. Yesterday we had some later snow falls after a spectacular battle of black & white clouds. It was amazing & brought the goodness as it started dumping hard in the arvo. Smooth groomers are almost unbeatable & what we have in offer today. We have had 10 centimetres of fresh over the last 48 hours & rocking a natural average snow depth of 80 centimetres & the snow guns have been going off topping up the Alps even more! Its about time we got spoiled! We are turning 7 lifts here in Hotham & beginners rock the Summit while intermediates cruise the Drift & all the Guns drop off the Cornice. Falls Creek have 55 kilometres of cross countrying & turning 14, while Buller offers air time in the Summit Jump Park spinning 15. 3 lifts in BawBaw & lifts on standby in Ban Lomand. New South Wales have fresh tracks in a fully open Charlotte's Pass & Thredbo where Antons park is where to show off. Guthega is the place to be for freshies in Perisher turning all lifts & 5 rocking Selwyn. The nights have been cold, in comparison to the spring time heat last week, & dropped to -4.8 degrees last night & should reach about -1 during the day, perfect for firing up the snow guns. Today was meant to be cloudy although seems pretty sunny & clear at the moment, although snow is back on the forecast tomorrow bringing wind as well. Don't forget to keep up to date on what's going on around the Alps on our web site & facebook page. This is Mimmi at Hotham -- ciao for now

Amazing Snow now in Australia - Snow Report June 22nd 2011

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Hi I'm Alice Joyce and welcome to 150 years of skiing and the daily snow report brought to you by Snow Australia. Well here in Perisher... 50 cm has fallen up top in the past 24 hours, 40cm mid mountain.. The cover is fresh, soft and thick! Thanks to this great snowfall- 11 lifts opened across both Perisher and Blue Cow today- the Happy Valley t-bar making its 20-11 season debut. 12 groomed runs were looking the goods, but some lucky riders headed off piste where they found some very nice deep wind blown stashes. Lets take a look at the resorts around Australia At Charlotte Pass... 50cm has also fallen in the past 24 hours. which is great news with it only being 2 days until they open In Selwyn... 17cm fell in the past 24 hours with the cover also getting a nice top up from the snow guns. In Thredbo.... 40cm has fallen up top over the past 24 hours, 7 lifts opened and playground run also made its season debut. Falls Creek... Around 30cm fell in the past 24 hours.. 4 lifts opened to 5 groomed runs Mt Hotham.... Their cover was topped up with 29cm of snow falling the past 24 hours.. 5 lifts opened Lake Mountain.. cover was fresh with 19cm of new snow falling in the past 24 hours. Mt Baw Baw.. 20cm has fallen in the past 24 hours.. 3 lifts opened with conditions fresh In Mt Buller.... 22cm has fallen over the past 24 hours making snow conditions also- 4 lifts open Don't forget to join our Snow Australia Club for some great prizes and promotions, like-us on our Facebook page and stay tuned to the website as we have loads of great packages on offer.

A small relief effort in Japan after the Tsunami

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This is a small relief effort for the survivors of Japan's 2011 magnitude 9.0 quake that triggered massive tsunamis destroying much of the coast of northern Honshu.

Two Australian's living in Niseko Hokkaido loaded a van and drove to the most affected areas to deliver food, water and basic supplies. The rest of the nation was crippled by fuel shortages and aid was subsequently stalled. ;

This is a small relief effort.

Japan Snow Report - The Daily Flake 3 March 2011 FINAL REPORT

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It's our final snow report for the season but make sure you check in with us tomorrow because we'll be posting a wrap up of the season. And it has been an awesome one!

These reports are updated everyday so make sure you keep watching!

These reports are filed from Niseko, a ski resort on Japan's north Island, Hokkaido. These days, the resort is famous for its incredible and seemingly endless powder days.

The Daily Flake is available for viewing on a range of key snow and travel related websites, so it's easier to find than an Izakaya in Tokyo. ;

Japan Snow Report - 23rd Feb 2011

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There's a change in the air! Winds have picked up and clouds were crossing the sky in Niseko today. Temperatures were still quite mild but the good news is that snow is on the way!

Japan Snow Report - 21st Feb 2010

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We are back in Niseko and it's good to be home! Looks like we'll have blue sky for the next few days and then snowfalls on Thursday.

This video provides information on snow resorts across Japan. Check it out for the latest weather and snow conditions from Niseko, Furano, Hakuba, Shiga Kogen, Nozawa Onsen, Zao Onsen, Appi and Alts.

Japan Snow Report - The Tour de Flake wrap up with Luke Kneller

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We've had an awesome time during The Tour de Flake but unfortunately all good things must come to an end. Luke Kneller wraps up some of the trip highlights for us. Check it out!

This video provides information on snow resorts across Japan. Check it out for the latest weather and snow conditions from Niseko, Furano, Hakuba, Shiga Kogen, Nozawa Onsen, Zao Onsen, Appi and Alts.