Skiing in Japan is synonymous with bottomless powder ... Nagano/Hakuba (main island), and the various ski resorts around Sapporo like Niseko and Rusutsu (on Hokkaido). Of course, there are dozens of ...

In Japan, the first place where ski mountaineering ... Academic Alpine Club of Hokkaido, Hokkaido University Students in Sapporo were first taught to ski by a German language teacher from ...

it’s mind-boggling to me that in Sapporo, the largest city in Hokkaido, Japan, you can literally ski a mountain in only a 30 minute drive. Mt Moiwa (藻岩山, Moiwayama) is located to the ...

Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang celebrate at an FIS Ski Jumping World Cup competition in Sapporo, Japan. / Richard A. Brooks/AFP via Getty Images A cheating scandal that has rocked the ...

Rusutsu Resort is Hokkaido’s largest all-season resort, is 90 minutes by car or free shuttle from Sapporo and 45 ... of 14 meters and is one of Japan’s premiere skiing destinations.

Canada's Alex Loutitt won the bronze medal in the large hill competition at the final World Cup women's ski jumping event of ...

The Sapporo Dome in Japan proves that anything is possible. The stadium cost £276m to build and was opened in 2001 but became known in 1972 when the Winter Olympics were held there. Its ...

8th Asian Winter Games Coverage Proudly Sponsored by the Olympic Council of Asia (ATR) Young Japanese ski racers claim gold and bronze in alpine skiing at the eighth edition of the Asian Winter ...

Kiroro Ski Resort is in Akaigawa, 43 kilometers west of Sapporo and 28 kilometers from Otaru ... averaging 21 meters of snowfall each season. This makes it one of Japan’s snowiest resorts, offering ...