Some ski towns in Japan are booming from a rise in international visitors, while resorts in other areas are closing as ...

Hotels such as Setsu Niseko, winner of the World’s Best New Ski Hotel at the 2023 World Ski Awards and new entry Muwa Niseko which won last year’s competition have opened their doors.

Located roughly 2.5 hours from Tokyo by train in Niigata prefecture, Myoko, along with the more famed Japanese ski resorts of Niseko and Hakuba, is known for powder snow, dubbed “Japow.” The resort ...

Last we checked, there’s about a billion different ski packs on the market, but not all of them are made the same. We’ve been testing dozens of different ski packs this season, from ultra-minimalist ...

Though the ski website SnowBrains found that most prices went up between 6 and 7 percent, spring sales are when passes are cheapest. “Now is the time to save and go skiing for under $100 a day ...

The answer to what makes Niseko's snow so amazing lies in its climate. Niseko is in the north of Japan and has two seas on ...

Conti will package its brake components with a patented dual-rotor, radial-flux motor, supplied by DeepDrive, to drive the wheels. The technology will be road-ready soon, the partners say ...

April's only certainty is that the lift-accessed ski season at several major destinations is starting to wind down. So, it's wise to start thinking about where and when to take advantage of those ...

While the country is having a banner ski season, exceptionally heavy snowfall has created challenges for resort workers. By Kiuko Notoya and Mike Ives Kiuko Notoya reported from Tokyo. Ski resorts ...

Plus, in recent years, two private-equity-backed firms, Vail Resorts and Alterra Mountain Company, acquired 52 of America’s best ski resorts. In Utah, Vail grabbed Park City and neighboring ...

Even the ski haven of Niseko levies just 2% on stays, while the broader Hokkaido region will soon introduce a tax capped at just 500 yen a night. By comparison, Hawaii charges nearly 18%.