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Regular updates and news on skiing in Asia.

Hakuba has recorded its snowiest winter in 13 years, and we’re only half way through February
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Hakuba has recorded its snowiest winter in 13 years, and we’re only half way through February

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Hakuba is delivering a ski season for the record books. Just one week into February, the resort – more specifically, Happo One – had already recorded its snowiest winter in …
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Hakuba records snowiest December in 13 years, another Japanese ski resort approaches 10 metres
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Hakuba records snowiest December in 13 years, another Japanese ski resort approaches 10 metres

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It’s been a cracking start to the winter season for resorts across Japan. Virtually anyone who booked the notoriously unreliable early December period was duly rewarded with all-time conditions, and …
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68-year Niseko snowfall record broken as Japanese ski resorts get off to a flyer
2 months ago

68-year Niseko snowfall record broken as Japanese ski resorts get off to a flyer

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Ok, Japan, you have our attention. With 68-year-old snowfall records going down and resorts reporting almost six metres of snow a week before Christmas, things are looking good. There was a …
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China now has 719 ski resorts, more than any other country in the world
2 months ago

China now has 719 ski resorts, more than any other country in the world

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The latest edition of the China Ski Industry White Book was released last month, and, as usual, the annual report offers some pretty hefty insights into the world’s fastest-growing snow …
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Poll results: where in Japan is everyone skiing this winter?
3 months ago

Poll results: where in Japan is everyone skiing this winter?

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Earlier this year, we asked the 30,000 members of our private Facebook group where they were planning to ski in Japan over the 2024/25 winter season. There was a clear …
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Japan weather bureau’s 24/25 winter forecast is getting skiers very, very excited
4 months ago

Japan weather bureau’s 24/25 winter forecast is getting skiers very, very excited

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The Japan Meteorological Association (JMA) has released its highly anticipated seasonal forecast for the upcoming winter season, and, much to the relief of skiers, it bears little resemblance to last …
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Exclusive: the ambitious plan to develop a ski resort town in one of Central Hokkaido’s powder skiing hotspots
4 months ago

Exclusive: the ambitious plan to develop a ski resort town in one of Central Hokkaido’s powder skiing hotspots

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Japanese winter sports legend Gota Miura and Nigel Abbott, an Australian who played a critical part in Niseko’s rise to international prominence, have revealed an ambitious plan to develop a …
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Japanese ski resort offers free lift passes to Aussies let down by short season
5 months ago

Japanese ski resort offers free lift passes to Aussies let down by short season

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Australian skiers have had it tough this season, with the disappointment of a shortened season compounded by a heated public debate over the rising cost of lift tickets. Popular resorts …
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Conditions update: how have your favourite Japanese ski resorts fared so far?
1 year ago

Conditions update: how have your favourite Japanese ski resorts fared so far?

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Conditions can change very quickly at Japanese ski resorts. In our last early season report, resorts were mostly bemoaning a slow start to the month (following what was admittedly an …
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Breast implants and pop stars: the bizarre transformation of one of Japan’s iconic ski resorts
1 year ago

Breast implants and pop stars: the bizarre transformation of one of Japan’s iconic ski resorts

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Alighting the Hokuriku Shinkansen line at Iiyama and boarding the big blue bus bound for Nozawa Onsen, travellers may have gazed out and cast eyes upon one of the steepest …
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