Heating Surcharge

Heating Surcharge

NOTICE REGARDING HEATING SURCHARGE FOR WINTER SEASON To Our Guests, Thank you so much for visiting the NORTHSTAR Alpin Lodge. We would like to announce a heating surcharge for the winter season starting from this winter season. We moved into our new lodge last year...
Snowboard School

Snowboard School

One of NORTHSTAR Outdoor Adventure’s recommendations for winter is snowboarding. We offer snowboard lessons at Mt. Norikura Snow Resort for beginners all the way up to advanced riders. When you hear the word “snowboard lesson” you might imagine...
Backcountry Tours

Backcountry Tours

We often hear that people wants to try backcountry but they don’t always have a clear image of what backcountry riding is or how to start. When you hear the word backcountry, what do you imagine? You might imagine spraying deep powder where nobody has ridden or...
HOT DOG JAM!!

HOT DOG JAM!!

The season is coming to an end soon but we still have one last event for you. We will be holding our annual HOT DOG JAM again this weekend. Come out on Sat. March 30th for some riding with your friends and of corse to eat some hot dogs. This year we will also be...
WeekEND of Weired

WeekEND of Weired

The pro snowboarder  Keijiro Kasahara (nicknamed “Doggy”) who is the producer of the strange program called  “Weekly Of Weired”(WOW)on YouTube will be coming to Mt. Norikura very soon for an event and I am sure for some weird stuff. Come join...
Getting Here from Tokyo

Getting Here from Tokyo

Due to the Sasago Tunnel accident on the Chuo-dou highway, the highway has been closed and traffic is being re-routed around the tunnel. We recommend that you take an alternate route to get to NORTHSTAR to save time and headache.  Sasago Tunnel has been closed and we...
Mt. Norikura Park Butter Contest

Mt. Norikura Park Butter Contest

Today we healed our second park event of the season in the Mt. Norikura Park. The event was called “Mt. Norikura Park Butter Contest” and was a 1 hour jam session on the butter box. We had about 10 local riders turn out to butter it up and enjoy our park...

An Amazing day in Kamikochi

Today I had a great day in Kamikochi. I helped out with a snowshoe tour for a friend and ended up being one of the best days of the year. The weather was amazing, perfect blue skies and no wind. Just take a look at the photos to see how beautiful it was. I also saw...
CASI Level 1 in Hakuba

CASI Level 1 in Hakuba

I spent the last 5 days in Hakuba to see the area and to take my CASI level 1 Snowboard Instructor Certification. The CASI (Canadian Association of Snowboard Instructors) program is one of the best I have seen and the level of instructor training was amazing. I fell...
Kids Camp Day 3

Kids Camp Day 3

We got about 20cm of fresh light powder last night that made for some great smiles today on the hill. We had lessons in the morning with an early luch and then a short jam session in the park after lunch. The kids showed off their skills in the park with some 180s,...