TERRAIN

`When planning a trip to Niseko, don`t forget your snorkel` (Men`s Journal 100 greatest adventures, 2005)

Japan is a snowmaking machine! Cold winds from Siberia mix with warm ocean currents from the South China Sea to make copious amounts of powder snow. As a result, resorts such as Niseko and others on our tour top the world in terms of average annual snowfalls. Because we want you to be able to see the resorts you`re riding on, we take you to Japan in March when there`s the best mix of snow AND sun!

Relative to the resorts of Europe and parts of North America, the resorts of Japan offer less vertical, but they more than make up for it by providing perfectly spaced tree runs and natural halfpipes not found anywhere in the world. During our tour of Japan you`ll get your fill of every kind of terrain imaginable – from open runs, miles of groomers, magical tree runs & a volcano tour in the resorts of Nagano, to backcountry tours through pristine powder bowls in Habuka, and more tree runs, backcountry tours and nighttime riding in Niseko.