A curated guide to essential gear, from technical layers to looking suave at après, by the brands that define winter in Japan ...

Each year between mid-November and April, winter sports fans from around the world flock to Japan for the country’s renowned ...

Glendale’s VAI Resort, the much-anticipated premiere entertainment destination, is set to open its doors by the end of this ...

PlanetSKI’s 5-week trip to Japan is set to be a belter. An untold number of new resorts in the plan, from the well-known ones ...

Part of the video shows Campbell mastering the slopes of Mt Kenashi (Nozawa) before getting her right ski stuck and hearing a “pop” in her knee. A grateful Campbell was picked up by the ski ...

That said, high-performance ski and snowboard apparel has reached a point where you can’t go wrong. It’s not as if you’ll spend $700 on a jacket only to find it doesn’t perform as promised.

The reasoning for historical resort snowboarding bans varied, but the general sentiment was this: In the eyes of mountain managers, snowboarders were uncouth, dangerous, and lippy. As one ski ...

Just last week I wrote a very detailed, long and in-depth feature on all the reasons to ski and snowboard in Europe, and where to go, so read that here. It’s been over a decade since skiing and ...

Inside the awkwardly heavy bag was everything I needed for my first European ski trip — my snowboard, boots, base layers, ski pants, and ski jacket. Bringing the 35-pound bag was a debated ...

In ski towns, “earning your turns” comes with inalienable bragging rights. The term, thought to originate from backcountry skiers in search of untouched snow, often involves bypassing ski ...

As one of the great fire festivals in Japan, the Nozawa Fire Festival is no exception. The Nozawa Fire Festival occurs on January 15 and features a fiery battle as its centerpiece event.