The CRAZIEST December Ever?🔥

[@dianaa8125]

Nah love your vibes dude!

[@BlaizeKelly]

@@dianaa8125 I appreciate you!

[@XIII1013]

Please keeep up the amazing vids, I think putting the run name/area like the last year would be good. You are unofficially my niseko guide now haha i've learnt so much about the area.

[@BlaizeKelly]

@@XIII1013 Yeah it's kinda hard because most of the spots I ride aren't marked trails so they technically have no name. Maybe I should make names for them and see if they catch on...? I love that you enjoy the videos.

[@XIII1013]

@ i totally understand. As you rode, i took out the niseko map and try to draw the trail u went on haha that dream run under the top hana lift was mesmerizing and i had never tried it before

[@adventuringandy945]

Will be in Niseko early Feb 25 can’t wait!

[@tomf3290]

Amazing as always bro! You got some mad snow already!

[@BlaizeKelly]

@@tomf3290 Dude it's been unreal, was not expecting to be balls deep in pow fresh off the plane basically 🤣

[@jonskeee]

love it mate, been visiting hokkaido for the past 3 years for snow, this coming feb hitting up furano. 🤙

[@BlaizeKelly]

Pretty loose place Hokkaido hey! So many people I know who can't stop themselves from coming back. Furano is mad, I went there a couple years ago for a week. Definitely colder than here but has some proper size mountains up that way. Fingers crossed we both have a deep February!

[@JudePhilipp]

great vid man. Skiing is life.

[@BlaizeKelly]

Glad you enjoyed it. I'm certainly trying my hardest to make sure that skiing is life. Pretty committed to somehow turning this whole fiasco into a full-time job one day so I appreciate the support!

[@JudePhilipp]

@@BlaizeKelly yeah man, your very up there with the all the skiing channels.

[@BlaizeKelly]

@JudePhilipp I appreciate that!

[@dawisdead]

I love 30min +++ !!!!!!!!

[@BlaizeKelly]

A lot of people have been saying the like the longer videos! Sounds like I'll have to keep making them :)

[@soulkage]

Chilling with the bois!

[@BlaizeKelly]

Having an illchay with the oisybays

[@dianaa8125]

i've never seen niseko so quite that is insane

[@BlaizeKelly]

@@dianaa8125 this vid was filmed a week ago and since then it has been declared officially the deepest December in over 20 years. We are like over 1m ahead of last year at the same time 😅

[@elquixotedelascanarias]

No surprise for NIseko

[@rickden8362]

What a crazy wild day. @16:00 you said things were pretty tracked up, how long after the lifts opened was that? How long before the lifts opened did you get there to get second gondola? How long was the line when lifts opened? What outrageous season you're heading toward. Cheers.

[@BlaizeKelly]

I don't really remember but that was after like 5 or 6 laps so I'd guess around 10.30-11ish? Arrived at the gondola at like 8.05 that day which is late for me. There's not many people around in early December though so you can be a little later than usual. Once tourists start rocking up and the gates open, it changes a lot.

[@rickden8362]

@@BlaizeKelly What time do lift open?

[@BlaizeKelly]

@@rickden8362 8.30

[@rickden8362]

@@BlaizeKelly With all that pow, at a US resort, 25 min before the lifts opened there would be a 40+ min line. You're so lucky.

[@BlaizeKelly]

@@rickden8362 it does eventually get to that busy sometimes during peak season. It's just very early in the season here atm so mostly locals and seasonal staff for now.

[@giorgionicola]

Broo excellent, excellent, excellent 🔥🔥🔥

[@BlaizeKelly]

@@giorgionicola thank you homie!

[@HelagsFox]

love the vids. what settings do you have on the gopro

[@BlaizeKelly]

@@HelagsFox glad you like them. Using Ultra Wide lens, shooting in 4K 16:9 Ultrahyperview, 60fps, 10-Bit colour, High Bit Rate, -0.5 EV, Auto WB, 100-400 ISO Min/Max, Natural Colour and then using the Media Mod for Audio. I think that's everything settings wise.

[@augustwoehler843]

You have any trouble with the new gopro with how cold it gets there?

[@BlaizeKelly]

Not at all, it runs like a dream. Hasn't really been too cold yet though so we'll find out in a few weeks. Will definitely be put to the test on some summit hikes as it gets mega windy and therefore cold up there.

[@dumercqmaxime5114]

Officially the deepest December for the last 20 years! Enjoy Brooo

[@BlaizeKelly]

@@dumercqmaxime5114 yeah my man, I'm making the most of it!

[@MoyerShane]

ice beard reveal >>>

[@jp0924]

cant wait to go in couple of year. how much is the lift ticket

[@BlaizeKelly]

@@jp0924 it depends on what lift ticket you get and how many days. You can get half-mountain or all-mountain tickets and then they get cheaper the more days you buy together. I buy the all-mountain season pass which id 150k Yen (about $1500 AUD) as an example. But they are getting more expensive every year.

[@scollyutube]

Where was the food place at the end?

[@BlaizeKelly]

@@scollyutube a place called シェイシェイ in Kutchan

[@Noobiture]

I was at Niseko from 14-18 dec staying at hilton and one of the staff said the snowfall that going on now in december is a january thing Was definitely fun skiing though

[@BlaizeKelly]

@Noobiture Yeah it has now officially been declared as the deepest December in the last 20 years. Definintely more of a January thing but every so often things change.

[@Noobiture]

@BlaizeKelly yeah wish I could stay till Jan but school starts in Jan where I live

[@BlaizeKelly]

@Noobiture Wouldn't be too annoyed bro. You would have had some serious pow when you were here and the resort was pretty much dead! Better skiing than we'll have in Jan as it will be busy as by then.

[@Noobiture]

@@BlaizeKelly ye you right

[@elliothooker7631]

I like the added b-roll Blaize. Keeping the stoke high for my trip to Niseko in Feb

[@BlaizeKelly]

Thank you, Elliot. Glad you enjoy it. I've been trying to get out and shoot a bit more around town to give a bit more atmosphere to the videos. That and just a bit more of the non-skiing activities that I find myself doing to show the whole experience.

[@carson529]

I'll be there end of Jan can't wait

[@BlaizeKelly]

@@carson529 Yew, what a great time to come! Might see you then.

[@carson529]

​@@BlaizeKelly maybe bro, I'll be going solo so could use a guide haha

[@BlaizeKelly]

@@carson529 Man I need to start a resort guiding company by the sounds of it. Could make some coin and just show people around. A shame it's so hard to start a business in Japan :\

[@therandomfish4425]

I leave tomorrow but that was the best week ever🎉

[@BlaizeKelly]

Honestly it really was, especially with the resort being so quiet!

[@quintessential_21]

OHH YEAHH BUDDYYYYY 👁️👅👁️

[@BlaizeKelly]

Killer day bro!

[@darioreis-lebenachdeinervo8331]

I just have to wait 7 for 7 days and I'll be in Pow-Town

[@BlaizeKelly]

@@darioreis-lebenachdeinervo8331 Should have another vid or two out before then to get you amped up!

[@darioreis-lebenachdeinervo8331]

@@BlaizeKelly yeah keep them coming :)

[@beca8898]

Man can you let us know where’s an affordable place to stay that’s not a shared room? So dam expensive everything is $1000 a night and up!

[@BlaizeKelly]

Welcome to the realities of skiing in Niseko. It's getting more expensive every year as well. Unless you're looking at coming for an entire season (and getting a private rental property), there's really only shared/dorm rooms that are cheap. Everything else is catered to people with lots of money unfortunately.

[@ward7424]

Good to see you in Max Value today mate. Looks like a great start to the season

[@beca8898]

Yeah I’ve been snowboarding there for 20 years but last 2 years I haven’t gone. Thinking just buy a place up there next year as I’d like to spend 2-3 months there

[@BlaizeKelly]

Legend, you too! Might see you around again.

[@BlaizeKelly]

I mean yeah, if you can buy a place then that's even better.