The popularity of Japan's crisp powder snow among foreign skiers, surging back into the country, is luring more to seek the thrill of pristine backcountry slopes - sometimes with deadly impact.

Ski resorts in Japan are prized for having some of the deepest, lightest powder around. A winter of exceptionally heavy snow — some areas had more than 12 feet of snowpack this week — should ...

Japan has some of the best powder in the world, and when you're getting first tracks off the lift, well, you're living large. But what happens when you can't actually get off the lift?

Niseko, Japan (CNN) — I am somewhere in the trees. Thigh-deep in powder. Stomping through the snow. Not riding my board as I should be but carrying it. Muttering to myself about taking the wrong ...

Japanese snow is the stuff of legend. In an average winter, freezing Siberian winds scoop up moisture from the Sea of Japan and blanket the country with over 30 feet of cold, bone-dry powder ...

Last week, I had the privilege to be an instructor with a photo camp in Japan. The Image Quest Photo Camp was in the northern island of Hokkaido for a 10-day tour of duty hitting the hot spots, or ...

It’s Too Expensive to Build Ski Lodges in Japan’s Powder Paradise Niseko’s famed powder snow has helped attract hundreds of millions of dollars of investment over the years. Now, costs are ...

H okkaido's famed powder snow, a major draw for winter sports enthusiasts, is at risk of becoming heavier and wetter due to global warming according to a new study, potentially altering the region ...

Our picture tour of Japan will take you to lesser-known corners of the country that are sometimes overlooked by tourists drawn to towering Tokyo and Mount Fuji.