A month of heavy snowfall has revived Japan’s ski resorts after a slow start to the season, drawing renewed interest from Americans and other overseas visitors in search of fresh powder. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/japan/ski-season-heavy-snow-visitors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #snow #tourism #wintersports #hokkaido #meteorologicalagency #niseko #hakuba #us
An Australian woman has died after her backpack got caught on a ski lift on a Japanese mountain, which left her suspended in midair after she attempted to disembark. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/03/japan/australia-ski-lift-death/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #australia #japanesepolice #wintersports #nagano #hospitals
Japan will not be able to compete in the men’s two-man bobsleigh event at next month’s Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics due to a misunderstanding of qualification requirements. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/01/14/japan-bobsleigh-olympics/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #wintersports #2026milanocortinaolympics #internationalbobsleighskeletonfederation
Karl Urban
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Werden wir 2050 noch #Ski fahren?
Riffreporterin @lauraanninger spricht mit Podcast-Host @pikarl über die Zukunft des #Wintersports in den #Alpen
Werden wir 2050 noch #Ski fahren?
Riffreporterin @lauraanninger spricht mit Podcast-Host @pikarl über die Zukunft des #Wintersports in den #Alpen