Five Japanese ski resorts you haven’t heard of
If you’ve ever looked into skiing in Japan, you probably know all about Niseko, Hakuba and Nozawa – some of the more popular resorts...
Greg Thiele’s Insider’s Guide to skiing at Hakuba Japan
Greg Thiele is a true Hakuba local. He runs Powder Peak Hakuba lodge and now lives year-round in the Hakuba valley on Japan's main island...
Onsen etiquette when skiing in Japan
How to act like a local when bathing in Japan's mineral onsens.
There's so much to love about skiing in Japan. Big powder. Big mountains....
An Insider Guide to Nozawa Onsen
Bonnie Prior spends her winter seasons working at Lodge Nagano in the heritage feudal ski town of Nozawa Onsen, the prettiest ski village in...
10 coffee dens in Tokyo for skiers heading to Japan
Coffee snobs skiing in Japan will be rewarded with the country's new third wave coffee obsession. Andy Solo goes in search of ten of...
Insider’s guide to skiing at Madarao, Japan
Dan Solo owns the Snowball Chalet and The Shaggy Yak bar in Madarao Mountain Resort, Japan.
He takes us through his favourite runs and favourite...
Insider’s guide to skiing at Hakuba Valley, Japan
Shayne Coomber has been living in Hakuba Valley for 10 years - making him the local authority on all things Hakuba-related. This is his...
The Aussie giving women a voice in the action sports world
Alexa Hohenberg is the Aussie behind 'Still Stoked' a website giving a voice to women in action sports. This is her success story. From...
New ‘old’ ski resort to open in Japan in December
Arai Mountain Resort and Spa closed down in 2006 after fifteen years of operating. Now, thanks to a multi million dollar overhaul the resort...
The essential packing guide for skiing in Japan
Australian snow devotee, Aurora Braid, put this video edit together of travel packing essentials for anyone considering spending a season skiing or snowboarding in...
Four different resorts for spring skiing in Japan
Japan is known for bucket loads of snow that falls by the metre throughout the season making spring skiing guaranteed. There's so much to...
The secret to skiing in Japan is February
With up to seventeen metres of snow a season, there isn't a bad time to ski in Japan. But some months are better than...
Snowboard guides for chicks in Japan and New Zealand
Fiona Duncan is a snowboard adventure guide with MINT TOURS in Japan and New Zealand. She's also a pilates instructor and surf coach. This...
World’s largest street snowboarding event in Tokyo
Burton is officially kicking off the new season in Tokyo, Japan on November 14th by hosting the world’s largest street snowboarding contest—the 5th annual...
No Facebook friends on a Japowder day
Some days I don't like my friends. These are some days. When they are in Japan drowning in fat fluffy dry snow flakes that...
Wasabi powder puffs, when snow girls hit Japan
Fancy An all girl snow adventure in the hills of JapaN? Your wish is our command.
There's only one thing better than skiing or riding...
