Kashimayari Ski Resort is located in Hakuba Valley in Nagano Prefecture. It is one of ten ski resorts in the “powder kingdom” ...

Hakuba Goryu Snow Resort is in Hakuba Valley, Nagano Prefecture. After hosting the 1998 Winter Olympics, Nagano has become a ...

Snow did not settle on Japan's highest peak until the start ... paper warn that decreasing snowfall across the Alps will ruin more than a few ski holidays. Snow plays a vital role in maintaining ...

Luckily, the western side of Honshu is home to a chain of tall mountains (the Japanese Alps) that, along with perfectly conical volcanoes further inland and up north on Hokkaido, catch all the ...

Avalanches in the Japanese mountains killed six skiers in January. Officials are urging skiers and snowboarders to understand the risks in the backcountry. The death of former world champion skier ...

The Southern Alps are located in the middle of the Japanese archipelago. Mountain ranges peaking at an altitude of 3,000 meters continue for over 120 kilometers, which encompass the three ...

uploaded a video to Instagram on Jan. 29 of himself skiing among trees on the Northern Alps in Otari, Nagano Prefecture, in central Japan. “This is what brings me back to Japan each winter ...