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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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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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The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has released its seasonal forecast for the 2023/24 winter season (December-February), and the numbers aren’t likely to impress the snowsports community.

While last year’s ski …
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There’s been a lot hype around this ski season, and it’s hardly a surprise. Tourists were locked out of Japan for the better part of three years, and have endured …
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It will come as no surprise to anyone who’s seen the recent photos of chairlifts disappearing under metres of snow: Japan’s 2021/22 winter season has been one of the best …
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The release of the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) winter forecast has become an annual reminder for us that the ski season is just around the corner. And after last year’s …
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The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has released its forecast for the 2020/21 winter season, indicating that above average snowfall and colder than average temperatures are a likely outcome for resorts …
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The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued its seasonal forecast for winter 2019/20, which covers December 2019 through to February 2020. It is a forecast that we wait for with bated …
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Photos are beginning to circle the internet showing snow on the Kurodake ropeway. This is nothing unusual about snow in Kurodake; the mountain typically gets 15 metres of snow a …
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Niseko is enjoying one of its best seasons in recent memory, with 16 metres of snow falling already according to a report published by niseko.com. The bumper season takes the resort …
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