Japan Set To Fully Reopen Its Borders In October Great news for Japow lovers as local news channels in Japan are reporting that Japan will fully reopen its borders to international tourists from ‘blue list’ countries in October. Two years ago the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs created strict border restrictions for international travelers and as part of that created blue, yellow, and red lists to categorize countries by their […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 16, 2022 0 Comments
Skiers Nervous Japan Won’t Open Fully for Tourism This Winter Update August 31: The new policy with eased restrictions is coming into force from September 7. The Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Wednesday, August 31, the start date for the new travel policy. The quick ratification gives hope that further easing of travel restrictions will come into force before Christmas. If you have booked your own trip to […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 24, 2022 1 Comment
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 […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 24, 2022 2 Comments
VIDEO: Snowboarder Slides Tree Like Rail in Japan, Gets Massive Air @arthur_longo skiing the trees in Japan the RIGHT WAY! SnowBrains | September 28, 2020 0 Comments
A Quick Guide To The Top 5 Ski Resorts In Japan 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 […] Industry News Caitlin Perry | January 6, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: How To Live In A Mountain Town – In Japan [arve url="https://vimeo.com/192541952"] Josh Anderson | December 19, 2019 0 Likes 1 Tweet 0 Comments
A Quick Guide To Skiing and Snowboarding In Japan 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 […] Industry News Caitlin Perry | December 18, 2019 0 Comments
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. […] Miles Clark | December 17, 2019 1 Comment