Why ski in Japan? Once the snow begins falling mid-December, it doesn’t really stop till the end of winter and the Siberian airflow keeps Hokkaido so cold that the snow is light, dry and fluffy. Each snowflake can be about 95% air. Sean Newsom marvels at every descent being as delicious as the last.
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