Spent all last winter in Nagano. Any explanation on how awesome the powder is, is an understatement. I've never been to a place where almost every day, you get at least some fresh powder on top without hunting it down. And when it dumps... O BABY!
Love Japan ski videos! Japan would be a dream trip for me. I just wish I knew how much of the terrain in of all of these Japan videos are accessible off of lifts vs. backcountry skinning or out of bounds (I've never skinned). My understanding is that tree skiing is actually out of bounds? It would be nice to know what I'd actually be skiing if I stay in bounds. Any companies that set up ski trips to Japan from North America? Would love to look into what's involved to actually get over there? Best time of winter to have consistent snowfall? Thanks!
@@mtadams2009 Sorry for the late response I just picked this up now, Skiing in Japan is best period between mid January (No earlier because you have Japanese school holidays) to end February. Also, check to see when the Chinese new year is and avoid this period as heaps of Chinese come to Japan and cause chaos on the slopes. My number 1 pick is Myoko. Myoko has many ski mountains to choose from as well as local resorts, Madarao, Lotte Arai, Nozawa Onsen and many more in the near vicinity. The trick is to get accomodation within Myoko town and from there everything else is easily accessible. You can you tube or google all these resorts and check out videos and trail maps. Another awesome resort is Shiga Kogen, amazing place, it's huge and you can ski this mountain and surrounding mountains sometimes without seeing anyone. Good luck
@@powderskier5547 Sadly not this year. In two years my wife gets a six month sabbatical, so I think that’s when I will get over there. We plan a very long road trip then. Have a great trip.
+OllieML hah Myoko seems to be a beginners mountain, the runs are very flat and quite boring tbh. Shiga Kogen, hakuba or nozawa onsen offer much more fun IMO. These guys must be skiing backcountry.... this place looked amazing on paper but it was pretty disappointing and I don't think ill be returning. Food and accommodation were alright though
Looks amazing. What are the avalanche conditions like in this area (japanese alps)? Are they tricky and dangerous due to the constant snowfall? Or does the depth of the snow pack make for a relatively stable base and easily forecastable conditions?
I would love to ski pow like that. I have thought of going but I know the trip would cost a lot of money and I am afraid that the hard pack from my home ski mt in Vt. would follow me as it has my last few trips to JH, Snowbird-Alta. I don't want to ruin it for anyone else, just kidding. The place looks like heaven to me.
Jazz Warrior in the vid clip they are K2 Hellbent. These are big and wide with powder rocker. I have a pair of 2013s. Bad ass skis for powder. Shop amazon
But does that happen every day? In Japan it snows almost every day and or night. The snow quality is the lightest softest powder I have come across anywhere in the world. Japan is blessed by the snow Gods, this is the reason I ski Japan every year, 8 years in a row now
Wicked!! Quite right about the amount of snow! Whilst it is normally pretty safe we did see a handful of avalanche last season in central Hokkaido. Check out our film 'Rishiri' on RU-vid for some volcano skiing action. Enjoyed your channel. Thx!
Kaloyan Bankov japan itself is actually extremely cheap. most of the food they sell there is almost always homegrown and therefore organic and cheap. But the tickets are the tricky part. it’s best to do research prior to buying your flight, and try to buy a ticket months before you plan to go to get the best deals!
I was already in Asia(South Korea) and it would have been $2000/person for 2days including flights... Couldn't do it as I was in SK for a month vacay and skiing already... So too broke... See you there someday!
