It may not have the bravado of some of Niseko’s fanciest ski-in, ski-out hotels, but that doesn’t matter: the ACE Family Quad Lift is a two-minute walk away, accessed via a carpark at the ...

Early on, the results were impressive: Niseko started the season by breaking a 68-year-old record for snowfall in the first month of December. Since then, there was a lull when the powder machine ...