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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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VIDEO: 42-Seconds of Horribly Deep Snow in Japan Today

I arrived in Japan two days ago. It’s been nuking snow, as per usual. Actually, it’s been a bit unusual. Japan just had a wild December with more snow than they’ve had in that month for over 10 years. There is more snow on the ground than there ever was at any point last season. The high snow levels of snow are translating to big pillows, groovy spines, buried bushes, and better skiing. It takes a lot of snow to tame the jungles of Japan. This video is from today – the last day of 2014 – December 31st, 2014 – New Years Eve 2014. It’s been snowing […]

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Miles Clark | December 31, 2014
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Top 5 Reasons To Go To Japan This Season:

Japan is on everyone’s lips these days. It was once a secret, but a secret it is no more. The consistently deep snows of Japan are well known and sought after world-wide. Storms don’t matter in Japan. A cold wind blows out of Siberia, crosses the Sea of Japan, picks up moisture, and that moisture slams into the mountains of Japan resulting in ceaseless snowfall; especially in January and February. There are places on Honshu Island (Tokyo’s island) that receive 1,200 to 1,500 inches of snow per year. That’s 100 to 125-feet of annual snowfall. Whoa… Hakuba, Japan generally gets about 300 […]

SnowBrains | December 16, 2014
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