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Hakuba, Japan Conditions Report: 3 Feet of Fresh Snow Today

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Happo-One ski resort in Hakuba, Japan got around 3 feet of new snow last night which made today another damn fine powder day. The day started off grey with some light snow floating down before clearing up some and getting very windy. At opening bell, there wasn’t much groomed resulting in skiers and riders wallowing up to their necks in snow all over the piste. Many people were absolutely stuck in the snow the first run of the day. We started off the day on the upper mountain playing with the avy fences before moving onto some open faces and eventually into the […]
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Japan Yesterday = Tight Trees, Pow, Monkeys, & Avy Fences

Happo-One ski resort in Hakuba, Japan got about a foot of new snow yesterday and the skiing was sweet. Happo is doing very well this early season as they already have a 230cm base at mid-mountain and the storms continue to March. Actually, it doesn’t matter about storms in Japan. A cold northwest wind comes off of Asia, crosses the Sea of Japan, picks up moisture, then slams […]
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What’s It Like to Ski in Japan? | It’s Like This: Dubsatch’s “Hakuba”

This is one of most groovy, enjoyable, slow-motion, great japan ski videos we’ve seen. Dubsatch has grown a knack for capturing the essence of skiing. They certainly capture Hakuba, Japan well in this video. Hakuba, Japan is the land of deep powder, interesting features, big mountains, onsens, good times, amazing culture, sushi, and overwhelming gift shops. Each one of those aspects of Japan is well documented in this 11 minute video. Yes, the video is a touch long. But it’s good that way. It allows time to explore the non-skiing aspects of Japan and why it’s so great there. […]
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Hakuba (Japan) Magazine is Online Now:

Hakuba. Ah, Hakuba. We talk about it a lot here because we love Hakuba, but also because we genuinely want you to go there. There used to be over 1,200 ski resorts in Japan, now there are less than 600. Every year, more ski resort go bankrupt in Japan and disappear. The ongoing Fukishima nuclear disaster didn’t help. Japan needs you to go there and keep their very cool ski culture alive. Japan gets more snow on average than anywhere else on Earth and the culture is absolutely fascinating. It’s the place to go this winter or any winter. Hakuba is Japan’s big mountain skiing capital. Hakuba Magazine is bringing you […]
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