With some 49 feet of snow a year, Niseko in northern Japan has become a ski playground for East Asians and Australians.
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Skiing in Bulgaria? The Surprising Lure of the Balkans
A resort area that offers skiing, hot springs, mountain biking and horseback riding, and property at surprisingly low prices.
A Disgraced Ukrainian Oligarch’s Bizarre Ski Resort Plan
Plans to put a billion-dollar development in the middle of nowhere point to the revived fortunes of Ihor Kolomoisky, a patron of Ukraine’s new president.
Japan Dispatch: Japan’s Enchanting Ice Monsters, Claimed by Climate Change
The Japanese call them “juhyo,” or ice monsters, and armies of these abominable snowmen once spread across the country’s northern mountains. But they are at risk because of warming temperatures.