Kitzbuehel, Austria – At its “Ski Oscars” awards gala held in Kitzbuehel on Saturday night, the World Ski Awards honored its host resort as the World’s Leading Ski Resort, while Deer Valley Resort in Utah was named the United States’ Best Ski Resort and the Stein Eriksen Lodge at Deer Valley was awarded the title of Best Ski … Continue reading World Ski Awards Names Resort Winners
Tokyo, Japan – This past weekend, Canadian rider Darcy Sharpe took the win at the 5th annual Burton Rail Days presented by MINI in Tokyo. Burton kicked off winter with an action-packed weekend of progressive street snowboarding in front of a crowd of almost 6,000 at Roppongi Hills Arena in the heart of the city, with 17 … Continue reading Canadian Snowboarder Wins Burton Rail Days in Tokyo
Shimukappu, Japan – Shanghai Yuyuan Tourist Mart has purchased the Japanese luxury ski resort Tomamu, near the village of Shimukappu on the northern island of Hokkaido, in its entirety for ¥18.3 billion (US$148.9 million). The Chinese buyer is a firm engaged in diverse enterprises including retail, restaurants, real estate and pharmaceuticals, and is publicly traded on the Shanghai Stock … Continue reading Company Backed by Chinese Billionaire Buys Japanese Ski Resort
Nagano, Japan – This past weekend was deadly in the Japanese Alps, with four skiers dying in two separate avalanches after more than a meter of new snow was reported in some areas accompanied by strong winds. Two Argentinean men, ages 50 and 54, died when they were swept away by a 30 meter-wide, 200 meter-long … Continue reading Avalanches Kill 4 in Japan Over the Weekend, Leave 3 More Missing
Hakuba, Japan – A strong earthquake struck central Japan on Saturday, collapsing homes in the ski resort villages surrounding the 1998 Olympic Winter Games city of Nagano. Japan’s meteorological agency reported the magnitude 6.7 tremblor centered in Nagano Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, 125 miles northwest of Tokyo, that struck at 10:08 p.m. local time on Saturday. Initial reports indicate … Continue reading Japan Earthquake Topples Homes in Olympic Ski Resort
Tokyo, Japan – Burton will officially kick off winter in Tokyo this Saturday by hosting the world’s largest street snowboarding contest, the 4th annual Burton Rail Days presented by MINI. Completely free and open to the public, this year’s event will once again take place at Roppongi Hills Arena in the heart of Tokyo and feature 16 of … Continue reading Burton Hosts World’s Largest Street Snowboarding Contest in Tokyo This Week
