# Salt & Powder

> Chase the seasons.


## Posts

- [Hakuba or Niseko: Choose the Right Base](https://saltandpowder.com.au/hakuba-or-niseko-choose-the-right-base/): The best choice for a family isn’t simply the place with the most familiar snow reputation. Start with the route from your Australian flight, the resort days you want and how much moving around your family can manage.
- [Count Every Cost of Japan Snowboarding](https://saltandpowder.com.au/count-every-cost-of-japan-snowboarding/): Airfares are easy to compare; the smaller costs of a family snow trip are easier to miss. Build the budget in yen, one trip stage at a time, then convert the total to Australian dollars.
- [Give Your Japan Snow Trip One Base](https://saltandpowder.com.au/give-your-japan-snow-trip-one-base/): Changing resorts can look efficient on a map, then eat into a family’s snow time. A simple Hakuba route shows how to keep transfers manageable without rushing every day.

## Pages

- [Salt](https://saltandpowder.com.au/salt/): We are testing coastal camping setups, tides and simple beachside bases along the Australian coast before the first guides go live after the winter field season.
- [Powder](https://saltandpowder.com.au/powder/): Our full route through central Honshu and Hokkaido, with the transit, lessons and lift days we actually lived, and the costs we actually paid.
- [Affiliate Disclosure](https://saltandpowder.com.au/affiliate-disclosure/): Some links on Salt & Powder are affiliate links.
- [About](https://saltandpowder.com.au/about/): Salt & Powder is written and photographed by Dad, Mum and our two daughters, based in Australia. Every guide starts from a trip we really made.
- [Trip Guides](https://saltandpowder.com.au/blog/): Ready-to-follow surf and snow itineraries from a family of four, with the real costs of every trip: lift tickets, rentals, lodging and meals.
- [Home](https://saltandpowder.com.au/): Firsthand surf and snow itineraries from a family of four, starting with Japan snowboarding. Every route, day and dollar is taken from a trip we actually made.


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