Sophia Rouche getting deep in Furano where can average season equates to 8 metres of snow. Photo: Grant Gunderson Mountainwatch | The Grasshopper There may be some recent snow on the ground around the Australian and New Zealand [...]

Mt. Yotei-zan, or simply, Yotei. This is the view from the peak of Niseko United. Japan is one destination we may be travelling to this upcoming ski season. Photo: Sea and Summit Media Mountainwatch | Annabel Herbison These days [...]

You’d be forgiven for thinking this photo of Banff Avenue was an oil painting. Photo: Banff & Lake Louise Tourism/Paul Zizka   Mountainwatch | Matt Wiseman   After 20 long months the door to international travel i [...]

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Want to learn more about Nozawa Onsen? Check out the video below from our friends at Mountainwatch as Reggae Ellis and Alex Parsons in conjunction with Classic Resorts Japan showcase all things Nozawa Onsen. You’ll get an inside [...]

Want to learn more about Shiga Kogen? Check out the video below from our friends at Mountainwatch as Reggae Ellis and Jimmy Wacher in conjunction with Classic Resorts Japan showcase all things Shiga Kogen. You’ll get an insiderâ [...]

  Shiga Kogen is both the largest interconnected resort and highest resort in all of Japan, meaning there’s so much terrain to explore. In total there are 18 connected resorts. The area comprises a wide variety of terrain a [...]

By Alex Parsons The hot spring waters of  Nozawa Onsen are said to have special healing properties. From quelling mental stress to soothing aches and pains, the steaming bath houses are beacons of wellness, frequented by Japanes [...]

Japan offers some of the best snow in the world, but it offers a whole lot more as well. Here’s why you need to travel to Japan.  When most people think of skiing in Japan they think of Niseko or Hakuba, however, there are [...]

Japan has just started seeing its first snowfalls of the season at high elevations and there will be plenty more on the way with most resorts planning to open in December. While at the moment it’s not looking like we’l [...]

Australian’s Favourite Resort Wins 5 of 7 Awards for USA ski areas ASPEN SNOWMASS, Co.— Oct 2, 2020 — Aspen Snowmass is honoured to have won first place in five of seven categories, and third in another, in the prestigi [...]