Skiing in Japan is synonymous with bottomless powder, delicious food, hot springs and full immersion in a culture unlike anything else on the planet. With somewhere north of 400 ski resorts and ...

But even if you’re not wielding a U.S.-based multiresort megapass, skiing in Japan remains a bargain. While each of Hakuba’s ski areas operates independently, lift tickets rarely top $50 per day.

In Sapporo, ski competitions have been canceled and the city is trucking in snow for its annual snow festival. December’s snowfall there was the lowest since the Japan Meteorological Agency ...

Foreign visitors to Japan rose 33% this past winter from pre-pandemic levels. Many are flocking to the powdery slopes of ski areas like Niseko and Hakuba which experienced a record number of ...

Foreign visitors to Japan rose 33% this past winter from pre-pandemic levels. Many are flocking to the powdery slopes of ski areas like Niseko and Hakuba which experienced a record number of ...

Indy Pass, which provides access to independent ski areas throughout North America, has also staked a claim in Japan, partnering with 13 small and medium-size ski areas on Honshu and Hokkaido.

1. Hakuba Valley Situated on the western coast of Japan’s largest island, Honshu, the Hakuba Valley has been attracting hardcore skiers for decades. Home to many of the venues of the 1998 Nagano ...

The ski areas themselves are somewhat throwbacks. You’ll find old doubles with no safety bar (that they maintain well and sweep off each run), some retro cool base lodges and old-school paper ...

From Japan's Olympic ski team outfitter comes a shell that works from powder fields to city streets. Pertex Unlimited 2-layer construction maintains a cotton-like hand while delivering technical ...

Vail Daily reporter John LaConte takes viewers to Shimokura resort, one of five Japanese ski areas where the Indy Pass is accepted. LaConte is using Japan Ski Tours guiding service and riding a Weston ...