Hokkaido

There I was, heading up another Hokkaido trail, when two people we passed on their way down said, “They are waiting for you at the...

If you’ve ever read about what to do when camping in bear country, you’d know there are a few rules one should try to follow. Han...

Behind every great man is a tiny woman. Isn’t that how the saying goes? In the case of Pat and Naomi O’Keefe, this axiom especial...

Once the last snow melts away, Niseko doesn’t skip a beat—it finds a new rhythm—and people find other ways to enjoy the great out...

For the slightly less adventurous Hokkaido vacationer, a drift ice cruise off the north shore of the island provides stunning vie...

Move over, Polar Bear Club, there is a new game in town—ice diving! Ice diving is not actually new, or a game, for that matter...

Do you remember the mountain where you first learned to ride? Or the place you skied so much that you actually adopted it as your...

Early autumn snow dusted the tops of Mt. Yotei and Mt. Asahidake, two of Hokkaido’s mightiest peaks, so it is shaping up to be an...