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Tag: Australia

Why I ski Japan instead of Australia

Posted on February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 by Scott

For close to 15 years, I’ve been making an almost annual pilgrimage to the land of the rising sun, and a large part of my reasoning is to take on what has recently been called “Japow”. Japan ski resorts are blessed by some of the driest, fluffiest, and most reliable powder snow on the planet….

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