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 ...

Japan has some of the top powder conditions anywhere, with seasonal snow averaging 50 feet. A trip to a Niseko ski resort in particular promises to be epic. Most ski areas pray for a good snow year.

The airline is launching the first nonstop service between the continental U.S. and the skiing hotspot of Sapporo, Japan.

Japan is the Holy Grail for skiers who love to ski deep powder. On the northern island of Hokkaido, the mountains are known for frequent snowfall, après ski means soaking in an outdoor onsen with a ...

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, ...

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, ...

Hakuba, Japan (CNN) — At 5 p.m., the line outside Ohyokkuri has already begun to form. The traditional izakaya, or pub, is so popular that people start waiting outside for half an hour before it opens ...

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 ...