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Travis Rice has beaten Austrian snowboarding legend Gigi Ruf to claim his maiden Freeride World Tour victory, with a dominant performance that featured a massive 720 and a backflip. …
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The Jeongseon Alpine Center is set to be demolished so that land it sits on – from which more than 58,000 trees were removed – can be restored to its …
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Rusutsu has once again taken the double at the World Ski Awards, notching up titles for Japan’s best ski resort and ski hotel for the second year running – the latter …
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A lack of sufficient snow coverage has led to delayed openings for many of Japan’s popular ski resorts. Niseko Grand Hirafu, Kiroro, Rusutsu and Happo-One (Hakuba) are among the resorts …
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For the 20th year in a row, Fujiyama Snow Resort Yeti has opened to the public before any other ski resort in Japan. The October 19 opening day attracted more …
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Long-time visitors to Niseko will remember the Scot Hotel, which sat prominently above the Hirafu Welcome Centre, with the King Pair lift almost on its doorstep. It was a Niseko …
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The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued its seasonal forecast for winter 2018/19, covering December 2018–February 2019. After a 2017/18 winter that was considered once of the best in recent history, …
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Hakuba has been confirmed as the first stop on the 2019 Freeride World Tour, a series that will include events in Kicking Horse (Canada), Fieberbrunn (Austria), Vallnord-Arcalís (Andorra) and Verbier (Switzerland). …
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Bustling shopping plazas, Melbourne-style laneways and big-name food outlets. It is an ambitious vision for Niseko that will soon become reality as Metropoly – a Hong Kong-based real estate development …
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The newly-named Wanlong Paradise Resort and Genting Resort Secret Garden – two large neighbouring resorts in China’s Chongli district – have announced a partnership in the leadup the 2018/19 season.
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