Just two hours from Tokyo lie Japanese Alps, offering the promise of an exotic ski adventure. Powder snow, stunning slopes and monkeys in hot springs – the region is a winter paradise in the Land of the Rising Sun.
“In one word, the snow quality in Hakuba: extraordinary,” said one enthusiastic snow boarder we spoke to.
“Because we have lots of fresh snow here, we call it snow paradise, “ added his friend, a local ski instructor.
“In Hakuba the landscape looks like a painting. With the mountains around us you feel immersed in nature, and I think that’s magnificent,” the third of the trio of skiing friends told us.”
They live in Hakuba, in the northern part of the Japanese Alps
, which are also known as the ‘roof of Japan’. They spend every day on the slopes, training and indulging their passion.
Majestic mountain ranges as high as 3,000 meters surround the valley.
It was here that downhill skiing legends such as “Herminator” Hermann Maier made history during the Winter
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