Niseko, Japan Report: More Snow than Hakuba, Still a Few Lifts yet to Open Report from December 29, 2023 I flew from Tokyo to Sapporo last night. Tokyo is located on the main island of Honshu, while Sapporo is located on a smaller island in the north called Hokkaido. I rented a car at Sapporo and drove the roughly two hours from Chitose airport to Niseko. There was noticeably much more snow on Hokkaido […] Conditions Report Brett Ploss | December 30, 2023 0 Comments
Indy Pass is Giving Away a Free, All-Expenses-Paid Ski Trip to Japan For Two This Winter | Enter to Win Now That bucket list ski trip to Japan might be more feasible than you thought. You now have the chance to enter to win the ski vacation of a lifetime as Indy Pass and Japan Ski Tours are giving away a dream trip for two to Japan on February 16-24, 2022. Two lucky winners will experience why Japan has become a […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 13, 2021 0 Comments
The Top 6 Reasons To Go To Japan This Winter Brought to you by HAKUBAVALLEY Japan is as hot as any skiing/snowboarding destination can be. You want to go to Japan and you want to go now. It’s only going to get busier every year. “The time is now.” Storms don’t matter in Japan. A cold wind blows out of Siberia, crosses the Sea of Japan, picks up moisture, and […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 12, 2019 6 Comments
VIDEO: Dreaming Of Japan | Endless Powder Turns, Faceshots & Magical Trees Benny & Garrett – Hokkaido Deep from SASS Global Travel This Video Has Us Day Dreaming of Fluffy Pow Turns in Japan. Ever have that dream where you are in slow motion, skiing through magical little trees with sparkling white powder billowing around you? Ya… us too! Sass Global Travel provides guided trips to Hokkaido, but on their days off,the […] LadyBrains | November 2, 2017 0 Comments
Japow! Japan Trip 2015 If you’ve been keeping up to date with Snowbrains.com, then you know founder and CEO Miles Clark has been living a skiers dream out in the Land of The Rising Sun. As I sit here in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, watching ski resort after ski resort reduce their operations due to rising temperatures, I can’t help but feel a certain way towards my boss……. what’s that word, oh right jealousy […] Featured Video Michael Etezadi | March 3, 2015 1 Comment
VIDEO: Ridiculously Deep Snow in Japan Yesterday Two days ago, on February 10th, 2015, Japan had one of its deepest, driest days. It was certainly the deepest, driest day of the winter thus far. This video is from our first run. I don’t love using the GoPro-on-a-stick as it’s throws my balance off a bit, but I’m so stoked to have captured what that first run felt like to share with you. This is the kind of skiing we can all relate to. The kind of skiing we all dream about and hope for. Simple, deep, happy powder skiing. Gasping for air in between enormous faceshots, holding your breath, involuntarily licking snow off lips, wiping goggles, scanning for […] Miles Clark | February 12, 2015 6 Comments
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