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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Rusutsu Resort is rapidly emerging as Japan’s next great ski real estate destination. Known for its award-winning slopes—crowned Japan’s Best Ski Resort at the 2024 World Ski Awards—Rusutsu offers the …
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Tucked away in the southern mountains of Akita Prefecture, Jeunesse Kurikoma is a small ski area that charms visitors with natural beauty, minimal lift lines, and little foreign influence. This …
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Earlier this year, we wrote about the ambitious plan to develop a ski-in-ski-out resort town at the base of Kamui Ski Links, one of Central Hokkaido’s powder skiing hotspots.

It’s …
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Hokkaido continues to provide the bulk of real estate investment opportunities when it comes to Japanese ski real estate. Niseko continues to dominate with hundreds of options but areas including …
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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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Myoko Snowsports has recently announced a new snow school at Myoko Suginohara Ski Resort. While other higher profile changes apparently coming to Sugi are a relatively recent development, plans for …
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Hakuba-based backcountry guide, Yusuke, was born in Tokyo and grew up skiing in Hakuba. A passionate snowboarder and alpinist, his adventures have taken him as far as Alaska, Peru, Patagonia, …
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