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Niseko, Japan
Hokkaido · Japan★ 4.9
Bottomless, feather-light powder and a buzzing international après scene.
Best forPowder
Vertical1,000m
SeasonDec–Feb
Powder, pistes and the alpine towns worth the lift ticket, ranked, with the vertical drop and the season.
The mountain makes the trip. We ranked the world’s great resorts by terrain, snow and atmosphere, with the vertical and the months that deliver.
Asia Bottomless, feather-light powder and a buzzing international après scene.
Europe Steep, storied terrain beneath Mont Blanc, a magnet for strong skiers.
Europe A car-free village under the Matterhorn with vast, high, snow-sure terrain.
Americas North America’s biggest resort, two mountains and terrain for every level.
Europe Legendary off-piste and even more legendary après-ski.
Americas Four mountains and a polished, walkable Colorado town.
Europe Big-mountain freeride terrain at the heart of the Four Valleys.
Asia An Olympic valley with steep alpine terrain and famously reliable snow.
Europe A snow-sure linked giant (the Espace Killy) with a season that runs long.
South America Northern-summer turns at a single iconic yellow hotel high in the Andes.
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