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Niigata, Japan, Trip Report Pt. 2: Skiing During the Legendary Storm Cycle That Dropped 25 Feet of Snow in 12 Days

Report from February 2025. Snow Country, also known as Yukiguni in Japanese, is not only a place of beauty and a region with a tremendous amount of snowfall, but it is also the title of a famous novel by Japanese Nobel Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata.  History lesson aside, transitioning from the previous five days of insane powder skiing in the […]
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Daryn Edmunds |
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Summer-Only Ski Resort in Japan Opens 2025 Season with Record Snow Depth

While most ski resorts across the Northern Hemisphere are winding down operations, Gassan, Japan, has just started its season last month. Tsukiyama Ski Area at Mount Gassan opened for its 2025 ski season on Friday, April 11, offering one of the world’s rare opportunities to ski in summer. Located in the town of Nishikawa in central Yamagata Prefecture on Japan’s […]
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Mount Fuji, Japan, Climber Rescued Twice in Four Days After Returning for Lost Phone

A 27-year-old university student was rescued twice from Mount Fuji, Japan, in four days after returning to the mountain to retrieve his lost mobile phone. The Chinese student first attempted to summit Mount Fuji via the Fujinomiya trail last Tuesday, well outside the official climbing season, which runs from early July to early September. He became stranded at around 9,800 […]
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2026 is Your Last Chance to Ski or Snowboard in Japan Before Big Changes Come for Tourists

Powder Skier Niseko

For years, Japan has been a bucket-list destination for skiers and snowboarders around the world, offering legendary powder, stunning alpine vistas, and a unique blend of culture and hospitality. But if Japan’s slopes have been on your radar, 2026 may be your best chance to enjoy them under the current conditions. Starting in mid-2025, a series of sweeping tourism reforms […]
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Trip Report: Skiing Japan During the Legendary Storm Cycle that Dropped 25 Feet of Snow in 12 Days

“Hey Brent, guess what?”  “What?” “It’s still snowing…” This was the oft-repeated banter we exchanged over a 10-day period in early February 2025 in the lesser-known zones of Central Honshu, Japan, during the mother of all storm cycles that dropped up to 25 feet of snow in 12 days. Even after 9 previous trips to this magical land of powder […]
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Daryn Edmunds |
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