Chasing deep snow - powder skiing in Japan
If you're dreaming about powder skiing in Japan, you've likely seen the videos of people disappearing into chest-deep snow and wondered if it's actually real. I can tell you from experience: it is. There's something almost surreal about the way it snows there. It isn't the heavy, wet stuff you might find in parts of the Pacific Northwest, and it isn't the occasional dump you get in the Rockies. It's a relentless, daily dusting (or burying) of the lightest, driest flakes you've ever seen. ...