Japan ski slopes have too much of a good thing: Snow

This photo taken on January 31, 2025 shows skiers on the slopes at one of the resorts in the ski resort town of Hakuba, Nagano prefecture in Japan. - AFP

TOKYO: 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 (3.65m) of snowpack this past week – should be skiers’ and snowboarders’ dream.

The ski terrain in Japan this winter is “super big and super gnarly,” Austrian professional skier Tao Kreibich, 27, said in a video about a recent backcountry excursion in the country. “You can do some crazy stuff.”