Japan doesn’t always leap to mind when it comes to amazing destinations for skiing; only expert powder hounds know it doubles as the Land of the Rising Snow. Each year, a lucky quirk of nature—arctic ...

Japan is the Holy Grail for skiers who love to ski deep powder. On the northern island of Hokkaido, the mountains are known for frequent snowfall, après ski means soaking in an outdoor onsen with a ...

Japan has some of the top powder conditions anywhere, with seasonal snow averaging 50 feet. A trip to a Niseko ski resort in particular promises to be epic. Most ski areas pray for a good snow year.

You don’t have to go to Japan to ski, eat sushi and soak in geothermal hot springs. But if you want deep powder without lift lines for $40 a day, the best sushi and ramen in the world in intimate, ...

I WHOOSHED PAST a sign whose Japanese characters may well have indicated “danger,” and within seconds bit it on a set of seriously bumpy moguls, landing in a 5-foot-high snowbank. As with any wipeout, ...

The airline is launching the first nonstop service between the continental U.S. and the skiing hotspot of Sapporo, Japan.

After three sunny days, Niseko is finally getting back to normal. It's snowing. I'm with a dozen members of a snowboard club from Tokyo, and together we zip down a short run covered in fairy dust, ...

I am somewhere in the trees. Thigh-deep in powder. Stomping through the snow. Not riding my board as I should be but carrying it. Muttering to myself about taking the wrong line and getting stuck, I ...

View post: Want To Ski In June? Mammoth Just Extended Its Season, Again Last week, I had the privilege to be an instructor with a photo camp in Japan. The Image Quest Photo Camp was in the northern ...

View post: Mt. Bachelor Announces Game-Changing Upgrades to Northwest Lift The race to begin the 2025/26 ski season had North American resorts like Keystone and Arapahoe Basin scrambling to open doors ...