History ....now you know what we did last summer.
One of the questions we get asked the most during the surf season at Telo Island Lodge (our Indonesian surf operation) is “What do you guys do in the off season”? The answer has been simple because we do the same thing we have been doing for the best part of the last decade .... we go to Japan, specifically the northernmost island Hokkaido, to ride the worlds best powder snow.
For those of you that ski or snowboard, you have no doubt heard about Japan's legendary powder snow. Receiving in excess of 15 meters of dry, light powder snow each year, the northern island of Hokkaido is without an equal on the powder snow stakes. Endless days running waist to neck-deep lines through perfect snow has been the ultimate foil to our time in the tropics and the perfect primer for us to create another passion-driven business.
During the epic season of 2005, Peely discovered the sleepy little resort of Annupuri, buried under a mountain of blower in the far corner of the maze of runs that make up the Niseko United resort. Annupuri is part of the giant multi-resort mountain Niseko United and in stark contrast to the other resorts in the area it is yet to be discovered by the masses of Australians who flock to Japan each season seeking the powder snow it’s famous for.
Annupuri is like a step back in time compared to its over-developed cousins nearby. This is a quiet secluded mountain of almost exclusively Japanese owned lodges and home stays. For the past few years if you were looking for the staff from Telo Island Lodge during the months December-February they were all at one place … Annupuri Lodge. Dave Simons and Peely have become a fixture there and this year the Telo Island Lodge group decided we like the place so much we bought in! We have teamed up with Matt Naiman and his crew to bring you the Powder Deluxe Package! Our history in the snow is just like our history in the surf of Indonesia … we entered as participants who love their riding and culture and have ended up finding a way to turn all of our friends onto it which in turn, lets us continue doing something we love dearly.
Our pain in the early years finding out exactly how things run will become your gain with the launch of the Powder Deluxe Package this winter.
Snow
Report
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