Fancy dress is synonymous with one too many, right? Not in Goryu-Hakuba 47 resort - Japan, where every month free lift tickets are given out to those in costume! David Trayner explains...

 

SnowSphere heads back over to Hokkaido in the land of sumo and sushi for the second installment of The Japan Diaries; the season kicks off on a landing strip of snow at Onze ski area...

Japan remains one of the most intriguing and life changing destinations for the Western skier or snowboarder. Four years ago, Ben Strivens quit his job and travelled to Hokkaido, Japan to see if the rumours about snow storms that buried houses were true. He never returned home. This is his story...

Don't Fukui with us! We're local. SnowSphere hooks up with the Mixture Crew, a posse of Japanese skiers, snowboarders and skaters to discuss global warming, tree spirits and the world's longest rail...