Hakuba

Hakuba needs no introduction. As Japan’s largest ski resort and a former Winter Olympics host, it attracts visitors in droves – both domestic and international – who come to explore its world-class …
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Hakuba (“white horse”) is a village in the Japanese Alps, located 40 km north-west of Nagano city. Some of Japan’s best known ski resorts lie within this general region. In …
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Travis Rice has delivered the goods in Asia’s first ever Freeride World Qualifier event, nailing a 96-point ride to take the win in testing Hakuba conditions. It was the first …
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From the Freeride World Tour website:

“Witness history in the making as the Japanese resort welcomes the inaugural event in less than a week!

The FWQ’s historical first-ever competition on …
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Asia’s ski industry has come a long way in the last three decades. Sleepy Japanese ski resorts are now bustling international hotspots. Skiing in China has gone from being a virtual …
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Dutch skier Anne Bakker and his friend Jaap Sturm visited Niseko, Japan over the 2015/16 winter season and were floored by the quality of riding and vast quantities of snow in …
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Travis Rice and co hit the Hakuba backcountry in the latest release from The Fourth Phase –  a film inspired by the iconic American snowboarder’s desire to follow the hydrological cycle around …
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It’s that time of year! Ski resort social media managers are taking to Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to announce that “winter is coming” as first snowfalls for the year begin to …
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Japan’s status in the global freeride community has been boosted with the announcement that it will host its first ever Freeride World Qualifier (FWQ) event in January 2017. The 4* qualifier …
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The trailer for the highly anticipated “The Fourth Phase” has dropped, and there’s a lot to like. Shot in superb 4K, the film features iconic American snowboarder Travis Rice and …
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