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People

We uncover the personalities that make up Asia’s skiing community.

Vojta Lim has spent the last decade scoping out the best backcountry skiing spots in Hokkaido
3 months ago

Vojta Lim has spent the last decade scoping out the best backcountry skiing spots in Hokkaido

Vojta Lim is living the dream, running backcountry skiing tours that take clients to some of the snowiest parts of Hokkaido. His business started as a group of friends guiding …
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Work hard, play hard: the life of a hotel receptionist in Nozawa Onsen
5 months ago

Work hard, play hard: the life of a hotel receptionist in Nozawa Onsen

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As part of this month’s series on ski season work in Japan, Ski Asia had the pleasure of interviewing Lily Terepai, a psychology student and retail worker from Australia, who …
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How an Australian entrepreneur is helping women thrive on Japan’s ski slopes
5 months ago

How an Australian entrepreneur is helping women thrive on Japan’s ski slopes

By  •  Features, People

Cherry Ward’s skiing journey started with a fractured femur, a torn MCL and a separated meniscus. It was an accident that would scare many off the sport for life, but …
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Why choosing Togari Onsen over Nozawa Onsen was the “best decision we could’ve made”
7 months ago

Why choosing Togari Onsen over Nozawa Onsen was the “best decision we could’ve made”

A skier may gaze across the valley and see Togari’s infinitely more popular cousin, Nozawa Onsen, from Togari Onsen Ski Resort. It’s within arm’s reach and yet, a world away …
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How Ryan scored his dream job whilst navigating Japan’s ski resorts by van
8 months ago

How Ryan scored his dream job whilst navigating Japan’s ski resorts by van

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Ryan Butterfield is the content creator and videographer behind the Chasing the Frozen Wave series that we’ve featured previously on this site. Over the 22/23 ski season, he and his …
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Skiing Japan’s “alpine haven” with Freeride Japan co-Founder Trent Maxwell
9 months ago

Skiing Japan’s “alpine haven” with Freeride Japan co-Founder Trent Maxwell

By  •  Features, People

Freeride Japan first caught our eye over the 2021/22 season, when we started noticing photos of epic ski touring journeys on Tateyama (Mount Tate) posted across their social feeds. For …
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Niseko now has a backcountry map for English speakers
10 months ago

Niseko now has a backcountry map for English speakers

By  •  Features, People

Hokkaido’s backcountry enthusiasts will be delighted to hear that the Niseko area now has a large-format printed backcountry map covering 50 different ski routes spanning the Niseko Range, Mt. Yotei, …
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Running a ski lodge and raising a family in Myoko, Japan
11 months ago

Running a ski lodge and raising a family in Myoko, Japan

The journey from Lima, Peru, to Myoko may not seem to be a linear path but for Augusto, aka “Kenji”, one that led him to where he needed to be. …
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Myoko resident Mark Ryan on his journey from crab fisherman to cat skiing operator
1 year ago

Myoko resident Mark Ryan on his journey from crab fisherman to cat skiing operator

By  •  Features, People

Myoko resident Mark Ryan is the owner of Thunderbird Guides, a backcountry cat skiing operation in one of the snowiest regions in Japan. He first arrived at the resort in …
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Myoko’s 47-year transformation through the eyes of local skier, Moriyuki-san
1 year ago

Myoko’s 47-year transformation through the eyes of local skier, Moriyuki-san

It is probably not a surprise to hear a lifelong Myoko resident say things have changed over the years. Having recently celebrated his forty-seventh orbit of the sun, Moriyuki-san reckons …
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