Winter

Having your snowboard bindings set up correctly before hitting the slopes can make the difference between a good and great day of...

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...

The harsh Alaskan winter blanketed in snow, ice and darkness. A sun that never rises and a people whose hearts remain warm. That ...

It’s early March in Hakuba with 50 cm of fresh powder on the ground. I should be stoked, but instead of putting on my avalanche b...

One day in 1986 the good people of Joetsu, a coastal city in Niigata, were deluged by 232 centimeters of snow—in one day. That’s ...

The long, cold Japanese winter can seem a little daunting if you’re not an alpine person. Skiing and snowboarding certainly look ...