Browsing entries tagged with Japan
9 Aug 2018
The Japanese ski resort of Niseko United has recently become a full member report of the Mountain Collection pass for the 2018/19 season. Niseko United now joins this exclusive club, and stands alongside…
4 Oct 2016
Japan is to host the first ever international freeride competition next January. The Freeride World Tour (FWT) this week announced a qualifier for the tour will take place in Hakuba, high in the so-called…
9 May 2016
Ski instructors from all over the world may soon be allowed to teach in Japan, following the announcement of plans to ease visa requirements for foreign instructors to help attract more skiers to the country.…
24 Oct 2014
We know the ski season is on its way — the latest Warren Miller film is about to be released. “No Turning Back”, Warren Miller’s 65th annual ski film, begins its UK tour in Reading on 10 November,…
6 Mar 2014
Niseko in Japan has joined the Three Valleys in France, Verbier in Switzerland and 10 USA ski resorts in the Epic Pass. For the 2014/15 season, Epic Pass holders will receive five free days skiing…
13 Apr 2011
A month after the devastating earthquake and tsunami, Japan’s best known ski area is looking ahead to next season – unaffected, they claim, from the devastation. Over 500km from the earthquake’s…
18 Dec 2009
There are just five places left on the first ski and snowboard instructor course in Japan – fancy a crack at it? Peak Leaders is offering Brits the chance to sign up for a ten-week training course in…
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