Category
Snow and Ice
ActivitiesSnow and Ice
Japan is no longer a hidden gem for snow lovers and powder junkies around the world. Japan is one of the most mountainous countries in the world with hundreds of ski resorts around the country attracting millions of winter sports enthusiasts each winter and spring. From family-friendly resorts to serious backcountry skiing and snowboarding, the famous deep powder that covers Japan’s mountains provides a stunning backdrop for winter fun.
Hakuba
Earn Your Turns
My name is Dave Enright and I am a self-admitted “Granola Cruncher.” Solitude, purity, spirituality are words often associ...
Heliskiing
Beeline for the Best Lines
My name is Neil Hartmann and I am a self-admitted “Heli Addict.” My name is Neil Hartmann and I am a self-admitted “Heli ...
Snowboarding
Learning to Fly
The first time on a snowboard can be painful experience etched deep in your muscle memory. Catching an edge once will keep yo...
Snowshoeing
Snowshoes and Shrimp Tails
Snow trekking on the spine of the Chuo Alps Eighteen thousand years ago the Japan Alps were not only rocky mountain peaks ...
Winter
Off the Main Trail
Smaller and lesser known resorts in Japan pack a big powder punch if you know where to go. Some of the most uncrowded runs, de...
High Tide
Unnatural Nature
The Tokyo capital buildings lie in the background as the snowboarders take flight. What an amazing concept. This was made possibl...
Climbing
Common Ground, A World Apart
"There are only three real sports: Mountaineering, race car driving and bullfighting." —Ernest Hemingway Hemingway was ont...
The X Factor
The X Factor
Ice Climbing. Hearing the words sends a chill through my bones. The advice I received from Japan-based climber Jeff Jensen, as I ...