Backcountry Tours

Winter is a special time to explore Japan’s wilderness. Light and shadow can create stunning compositions on the frozen landscape...

December 7th, 2019 marked the opening day of the Hanazono Niseko ski resort for the 2019-20 season. There was plen...

A powder pocket, sitting smack dab on the border of Nagano and Niigata prefectures, has recently become a hot spot for snow lover...

Just a few hours north of Tokyo by Shinkansen (bullet train) await remote mountains and the countryside of Tohoku’s Akita and Iwate prefectures.

Every winter a growing number of powder seekers arrive on Japan’s shores and then head to the mountain in search of the famous bo...

It’s a chilly winter day in Tokyo, but Clayton Kernaghan is comfortable in a T-shirt, laughing about how warm is the city. After ...

Evergreen Outdoor Center, based at the foot of the Japan Northern Alps in Hakuba, Nagano provides tours, lessons and instruction ...

Go backcountry skiing with Olympic skier Akira Sasaki, test Salomon and Atomic's latest gear and more!