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The Japanese Alps on film

Here’s a beautiful film through the eyes of a couple who travelled to Japan during the 2011 winter season, skiing and snowboarding in both the north island of Hokkaido and the Japanese Alps on Honshu, Japan’s main island – where … Continue reading

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2011 Winter season videos featuring Hakuba & Japan

Beautiful footage of Xavier de le Rue in the Hakuba Backcountry in the latest episode of Xavier’s Timeline video project. Footage of the North Face and Timeline trip to Hakuba, Japan with Xavier de le Rue and Lucas Debari. Trailer … Continue reading

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Salt Road Festival 2011 – Day Two in Hakuba

Day two of the Salt Road Festival – Shionomichi Matsuri – saw Sarah from Snow Season Japan dress up in Samurai costume and make the walk from Lake Aokiko to Hakuba along the ancient Salt Road. Another fantastic day with … Continue reading

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Deep Days in Hakuba – check out our latest video!

January 2011 was the month of endless deep powder in Hakuba, Japan. Snow consistently fell and temperatures stayed very low, with many -10C days at village level. As a result the snow was very dry and deep every day. We … Continue reading

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Getting deep in January

Our 2011 Seasonaires arrived to Hakuba in the middle of the huge storm which has hardly let up over the last two weeks. It’s been a January to remember so far,  filled with legendary deep Japanese powder days. We’ve skied nothing … Continue reading

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December snow in Hakuba

Over the last two weeks we’ve almost had non stop snowfall in the Hakuba valley – it’s made for some really awesome powder riding and beautiful scenes all over the village! Here’s a few snaps from the last few days… … Continue reading

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