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Japanese Ski Area Closes Chairlift Because it Snowed Too Much

 Having to close down a chairlift because it snowed too much is a good problem to have. I wish we had that problem here in Utah right now. Related: Colorado Gets Hammered This Week—Several Ski Resorts Reporting 40+ Inches of New Snow in Last 72 Hours A photo posted to Facebook by Myoko Snowsports captures this ‘good problem,’ showing […]

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SnowBrains | February 24, 2022
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VIDEO: Snowboarder Slides Tree Like Rail in Japan, Gets Massive Air

  @arthur_longo skiing the trees in Japan the RIGHT WAY!

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SnowBrains | September 28, 2020
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A Quick Guide To The Top 5 Ski Resorts In Japan

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Brought to you by Hakuba Valley Japan boasts over 500 ski resorts and has some of the best powder in the world. It offers guests great backcountry skiing and snowboarding, amazing food, unique villages, and a good nightlife scene. Hakuba – Honshu Hakuba in the Nagano Prefecture is a valley with a large number of ski resorts that hosted the […]

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Caitlin Perry | January 6, 2020
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VIDEO: How To Live In A Mountain Town – In Japan

Josh Anderson | December 19, 2019
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A Quick Guide To Skiing and Snowboarding In Japan

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Brought to you by HAKUBAVALLEY Japan is affordable, an experience like no other and the cultural experiences to be had there are incredible. There are over a dozen peaks in Japan that top out at 10,000+ feet above sea level.  Japan is otherwise known as ‘Japow’ thanks to the combination of high altitude and the Siberian conveyor belt of extremely cold dry wind which […]

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Caitlin Perry | December 18, 2019
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VIDEO: What It Looks Like to Ski a Spine Pillow in Japan

One of the magical aspects of japan is that some of the spines here grow pillows. They’re difficult to figure out to ride and I still haven’t perfectly greased one of these spicier ones yet, but it’s insanely fun figuring them out. They change hugely from year to year. This year, the upper pillows are three times bigger than they were last year. I cut the first two pillows out of the video as they have no flow. Just two 10 to 15-foot acid drops to uphill landings. Still damn fun, though. […]

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Miles Clark | December 17, 2019
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When Is The Best Time to Ski & Ride Japan?

Originally written in 2013 Brought to you by HAKUBAVALLEY Japan is the snowiest place on Earth.  They get more snow than anywhere else in the world.  There are places on Honshu Island (Tokyo’s island) that receive 1,200 to 1,500 inches of snow per year.  Hakuba, Japan generally gets about 300 inches of snow in January alone.  In 2015, Hakuba saw […]

SnowBrains | December 13, 2019
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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 […]

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SnowBrains | December 12, 2019
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