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Lots of people have heard of Echigo-Yuzawa, or Gala Yuzawa, and we’re constantly reminding people about the easy access from Tokyo for a Yuzawa day trip, as well as the

We are into July now so we only have to wait until late November until the first resort in the Yuzawa area opens up for Winter 2018/19. We’ll update opening

Many people come to Snow Country to spend time skiing and snowboarding, but off the slopes there is also plenty to do, with onsen, awesome food, as well as interesting

With Kagura closing on Sunday our 6 month winter season has finally finished. A big thank you from all of us to our awesome customers, our dedicated team of instructors,

One of the most common questions we get when advising people about their winter ski vacation to Yuzawa / Minami Uonuma is which resort should they choose for their lesson?

We’re always slightly amazed that bookings for next winter start coming in before this winter is finished. For those of you already planning your trip to the Japanese snow and

Gala Yuzawa Ski Area usually tries to make it through to the Golden Week holidays in early May before closing each year. However, due to the very warm March we

We are on the search again for a few awesome instructors to join our team for Winter 2018/19 in Japan. Snow Country Instructors are a boutique international ski school based

So that was a busy February! It is now March, and spring seems to have arrived early and in full force. Much of the talk around town seems to be

Yesterday we went to try the Mikuni Cat Ski operation up at Naeba and had a huge amount of fun. It is billed as “backcountry for everyone”, and would be

January is typically a quieter time for us – a bit of a lull between the busy periods of Christmas/New Year, and Lunar New Year. One of the joys of

We do lots of lessons in Iwappara and find that it is one of the best resorts for learning skiing and snowboarding in the Yuzawa area. Every time we head