First Snow

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Good luck Gtrain! This could indeed be the year...&nbsp;</p>
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Only a few more days until the deadline on October 20th.... there&#39;s still a few days in November that aren&#39;t taken.</p>
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For everbody else, there&#39;s still time! <a href="http://nisekofirstsnow.com/first-snow-entry-form/">Submit your prediction today!</a></p>

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Looks like I missed out again! One day I will prevail and laud it over everyone like the small person I am, lol.</p>

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Well done, Jay!&nbsp; I was more than two weeks off the mark - here comes another big one!</p>

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Niseko 360 has announced the first snowfall at village level&nbsp;http://360niseko.com/blog/&nbsp;</p>
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Has there been a result?</p>
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If you see my entry it is fairly clear why I am asking</p>

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We have ourselves a winner. Actually... two!</p>
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I spoke with the sponsors just now. The consensus is that it snowed in the late hours of the 15th or the early hours of the 16th. Glen of 360Niseko best <a href="http://360niseko.com/blog/niseko-snow-report-16-november-2012/">documented the snowfall early AM on the 16th</a>.</div>
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The entries that fell on either side of midnight that night were:</div>
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<span style="color:#0000cd;"><strong>emilygattinger</strong></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>2012-Nov-15 18:56</li>
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<span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>kcrackerg</strong></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>2012-Nov-16 08:30</li>
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<strong>Congratulations!</strong></div>
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You both win a dinner for 4 at <a href="http://niseko.us/be">The Barn</a> this winter! We will be in touch this week with the details.</div>
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<em>Another epic season begins!</em></div>