One of Shiga Kogen’s ski-in ski-out onsen hotels has a new owner. The Iwasuge Hotel has been bought by Active Life, an Australian-owned, Japan-based mountain hospitality group, and is now …
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Clew bindings are probably the most controversial product in the winter sports industry since snowboards. Some people love them, and some people hate them. I wanted to approach this review …
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It seems like a straightforward plan when in Hokkaido. You’ve got limited time with access to some of the best lift-assisted terrain in the country. Rather than try to sniff …
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Rusutsu is quickly becoming one of Japan’s most exciting ski property destinations. Famous for its light, dry powder—”Rupow” to those in the know—and named Japan’s Best Ski Resort at the …
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There’s sometimes an obsession with size when it comes to ski resorts: more lifts, more runs, more vertical (yes, we’re guilty too) … more, more, more. No one wants to …
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Getting a good hotel for a reasonable price in the popular resorts around Nagano, like Nozwa Onsen, Madarao, Shiga Kogen or Myoko Kogen has become incredibly difficult in the last …
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JMA issues every seasonal outlook in the same fixed format: three categories per region – below-normal, near-normal, and above-normal – each originally defined so that it occurred in roughly a …
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For international buyers, Japan’s ski resort market continues to offer an exciting mix of affordability, flexibility and long-term potential. The Japanese Yen is still relatively weak against the US Dollar, …
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