First on any Sapporo itinerary is Odori Park, a sprawling park smack dab in the heart of the city. This outdoor attraction ...

Just a short, icy shuffle to Niseko’s buzzing Grand Hirafu village, this six-storey property in Niseko offers 32 serviced ...

While the country is having a banner ski season, exceptionally heavy snowfall has created challenges for resort workers.

If the forecast on your trip calls for rain, it may be a good idea to pack a pair of rain boots. But choosing the right pair ...

Sven Coomer is considered by many in the snow-sports industry as the “father of the modern ski boot.” He’s responsible for making plastic ski boots work well just as the popularity of skiing took off ...

Coomer's lasting legacy is the ski boot you use today. He's responsible for making plastic ski boots work well just as the ...

That’s because I was wearing the Meindl Nordkap PRO GTX winter boots, which, after a few days of testing, have proven to be ...

Sven Coomer, founder of ZipFit and a ski boot design visionary, passed away on Monday, March 10, at 84 in Carbondale, ...

is still talked about in this frontier area of Hokkaido. Winter is no time to relax one’s guard as brown bears do not hibernate. Near-daily sightings since Jan. 4 of an animal that is estimated ...