[page title=’Niseko, Japan’]
The first park most riders come across in Niseko is the compact but well-shaped King Park set-up, located near the bottom of the gondola in Hirafu. Here you’ll find a simple but flowing series of features – once you get past the sheep-herding style drop-in that is. The jumps here are true-table style and vary in length from about 15 to 30ft. The jibs range from super-mellow ride-on boxes to roundbar down rails. Found on the other side of the trail is a small and fairly average halfpipe; good for first time riders.
Stomping Ground is Niseko’s premier park and pipe, and is found over in Hanazono. It begins with a FIS standard superpipe leading into two separate runs. The left trail leads down to the air bag – awesome for testing out any new inverts but not always open – followed by a fun little beginners’ park, which is serviced by its own magic carpet.
