Some pictures taken during my work skiĀ trip to Sapporo in Hokkaido, Japan. We spent 4 full days skiing at Rusutsu Ski Resort and the experience was awesome! šŸ™‚ it was great to be back in an environment thatĀ felt soĀ familiar and comfortableā€¦.. Ā and it was also a good feeling to look up at the slope and know that you can be up there in like mins ā€“ in a ski lift!

me with Lisa Araki, a volunteer with Hokkaido YMCA ā€“ in the typical Jap pose. Sheā€™s funny! šŸ™‚

love the wide slopes and powder snow!

Lisa on the left and Shinbo on the right ā€“ both from Hokkaido YMCA and superb skiiers and instructors!

On the summit of East Mt ā€“ and the start of one of the intermediate trails. Gulp, itā€™s actually quite scary cuz you canā€™t see the bottom of the slope, only a steep drop off!

the kids on the ski trip could ski so well ā€“ much better than me! šŸ˜›

students from a high school in Osaka taking ski lessons on the beginner slope

Organised by YMCA of Singapore in collaboration with Hokkaido YMCA ā€“ they are simply superb! and the kids look so cute!

Sight-seeing in Sapporo after the ski trip

Site of the Olympics in 1972 ā€“ canā€™t imagine skiing down that slope man

and finally the farewell dinner at Sapporo Beer Garden. Free flow of juicy lambā€¦ yummy!