Japan doesn’t always leap to mind when it comes to amazing destinations for skiing; only expert powder hounds know it doubles as the Land of the Rising Snow. Each year, a lucky quirk of nature—arctic ...

You don’t have to go to Japan to ski, eat sushi and soak in geothermal hot springs. But if you want deep powder without lift lines for $40 a day, the best sushi and ramen in the world in intimate, ...

Hokkaido gets hit with endless amounts of snow. And the best way to crush its mix of open slopes and natural hot springs is a backcountry traverse. “Careful not to step in there,” Spragg said, ...

I WHOOSHED PAST a sign whose Japanese characters may well have indicated “danger,” and within seconds bit it on a set of seriously bumpy moguls, landing in a 5-foot-high snowbank. As with any wipeout, ...

View post: Fundraiser Launched for Lone Survivor of Climbing Accident in Denali National Park The race to begin the 2025/26 ski season had North American resorts like Keystone and Arapahoe Basin ...

There are certain sauces and seasonings that, once you discover them, seem to go with everything. Consider spicy sriracha, Trader Joe's Everything But the Bagel seasoning (which can be recreated at ...

After three sunny days, Niseko is finally getting back to normal. It's snowing. I'm with a dozen members of a snowboard club from Tokyo, and together we zip down a short run covered in fairy dust, ...

I am somewhere in the trees. Thigh-deep in powder. Stomping through the snow. Not riding my board as I should be but carrying it. Muttering to myself about taking the wrong line and getting stuck, I ...