SAPPORO—This ski season in Hokkaido, a growing number of skiers and snowboarders have gotten lost in the backcountry after venturing beyond resort boundaries.

A Korean woman died while skiing at a ski resort in Hokkaido, Japan. On the 9th, local media, including Mainichi Shimbun, ...

Don’t expect raucous party scenes or over-the-top après-ski. In Japan, it’s all about the snow. Here’s a primer on where to ...

KUTCHAN, Hokkaido--An internationally renowned ski resort area in the Niseko region in southwest Hokkaido is often said to be part of Japan, but not in the same "vein." The area has been developed ...

(Mainichi/Kazuhisa Soneda) SAPPORO -- A South Korean skier died after crashing into a tree on the side of a trail at a resort in the village of Rusutsu in Hokkaido on Feb. 9. According to Hokkaido ...

A record influx of overseas visitors has descended on the famed Niseko ski resort on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, ...

The most popular skiing can be split into two main areas: Nagano/Hakuba (main island), and the various ski resorts around Sapporo like Niseko and Rusutsu (on Hokkaido). Of course, there are dozens of ...

Here are the world’s most exclusive ski resorts for a five-star holiday ... A magnet for Asia’s elite, Niseko on Hokkaido Island is not short of deep “champagne” powder, traditional ...

Spot rare wildlife, soak in a hot spring and sail in a frozen wonderland on Japan’s northernmost island.

Vail Daily reporter John LaConte snowboards through the trees at the Kamui Ski Links, a municipally owned ski resort in Central Hokkaido, Japan. Breaking News - Vail, Beaver Creek and Eagle Valley, ...

With four resorts in Hokkaido, Club Med, a trailblazer in all-inclusive vacations ... With an impressive 21 meters (69 feet) of annual snowfall and a ski season that stretches 160 days, Kiroro is an ...