Late Feb/early March = primetime in the Hakuba Backcountry. part 2

Skiing & Snowboarding

With all the new snow in Hakuba over the past 48 hours – not to mention the currently super unstable snow-pack – look for your bottomless turns & face-shots on the resorts, in the trees & in the safer Hakuba side-country early this week. Hopefully things will stabilize in time for the clear skies forecast later in week & some big hikes will be possible.

In the mean time, here are a few more random pics from the back-country last week.

 

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