Furano Ski Trip & Xmas Party 2012

On Dec 22 - 23 H.I.O.C did Furano ski & Xmas Party Trip.

 After leaving Sapporo early, we arrived at our cottage in Furano around 11 am.

We got to the Furano ski area and we all decided to get a 4 hour ticket.
Snow was good but the weather was a little cold and cloudy but not bad at all .

After skiing and snowboarding we took a warm onsen (hot spring bath) at the Prince Hotel and some members check out the Ice bar before heading back to our cottage.

Back at the cottage we cooked and prepared and set out the cottage for our Christmas party.
Once that was done we sat down and enjoyed a great meal and a few glasses of warm mulled wine and some good beers.

After the meal it was time to give present and there is nly one way to do that in Japan. Have a bing-go game.

The next after a good night sleep and a good breakfast all felt good for another few hours of skiing and snowboarding.

We decided to try the other side of the Furano ski area and got some good runs in before heading back to Sapporo.

IT WAS A GREAT TRIP !

Zenibako Hike

Past Trip # 6

Date: October 2012

Did a hike to Mt Zenibako which is small peak which sits at foot of the Teine mountain range which looks of Sapporo city.
This was an easy hike which took about about minutes to reach to top. This hike was perfect for our inexperience member and also fun for our more experience. A good club hike

Uryu-numa Camp & Hike

Past Trip #5

Date: June 2012

H.I.O.C did camp & hike to the marsh lands at Uryu-numa.
At the camp we enjoy a Japanese BBQ and baked bread and made pizzas in a dutch oven. The next day we did the hike up to the marsh lands .