Widely regarded as the powder capital of the world, Japan gets bombarded with cold winds from Siberia picking up moisture from the Sea of Japan and the result is one of the steadiest, most intense snowfalls in the world. Consistency here is key.
The resort of Niseko on Japan’s northern island sits in the flightpath of the easterly wind that slams the Japanese Alps each year. It’s not uncommon to have a foot of snow fall every day for a fortnight and that makes Niseko one of the powder meccas of the world.
It gets an average of 595″ each year and is insanely cold, allowing the snow to stick around long after it’s dumped. Luckily though, it snows nearly all the time and rarely gets any proper sun, so you can find fresh lines for days!
