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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...
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...
Snowboarding
Surf the Snow
Surfing powder is nothing new, but custom parks bringing the waves to the mountain is the latest craze. Enter the Surf Ride cultu...
Snowboarding
Back to the Future: Noboarding
Snowboarding is cyclical. In the mid-1960s, Sherman Poppen came up with the Snurfer; it was a board with a rope attached to the n...
Backcountry Snowboarding
Powder March on Eight Peaks
It is deathly silent, the snow seems to absorb every sound, and we marching without saying a word through waist deep snow. The wi...
Snowboarding
Snowboard Life
The snowboarder population in Japan is said to be 7.5 million strong. These are riders who hit the slopes at least three times a ...
Health and Fitness
Powder Preparation
As we move deeper into fall and the chill of winter draws near, the season’s first snowfall enters everyone’s mind. Ski and snowb...
Skiing
Family Snow Zones
Where to find fun for the whole family this winter Family friendly resorts have come a long way. Many Japanese resorts now hav...
Spirit of Silence
White Darkness
“What the…!?!” One moment you’re trudging through a snowfield and the next you run smack dab into a wall of snow. There aren’t su...
Backcountry Snowboarding
Blind Men, Elephants and the Bald Faced Cat
Skiing in Canada may conjure images of popular resorts such as Whistler or those in the Canadian Rockies, or perhaps heli-skiing ...
Health and Fitness
Tune Up Before You Strap On And Drop In
As winter approaches, dedicated skiers and snowboarders make their way to the gym for a little pre-season conditioning while dream...