Hakuba

Ian Miller came to Japan to snowboard when he was 19.  “I was really into snowboarding and met so many Japanese people ba...

Hakuba is a great backcountry launching point, but many visitors might not realize its full potential.

Training and preparation are paramount to playing safe in the backcountry, and recently guides and instructors are putting more e...

Over the last decade, Jeremy Jones has been perhaps the biggest name in big mountain snowboarding. He has appeared in numerous ex...

How well do you know Hakuba? You probably know this Nagano town sits at the base of the majestic Northern Alps. You may even know...

My name is Dave Enright and I am a self-admitted “Granola Cruncher.” Solitude, purity, spirituality are words often associ...

Private rooms with traditional Japanese architecture make Kayabuki a relaxing place to visit, but the location and access to grea...

If you can tell how the economy is doing by the number of new businesses popping up, Hakuba must be doing OK. Here are three of p...