Surfing Japan's Pow

In January 2019, for my 30th birthday, there was nothing I wanted more than a ski trip to Japan. So I got my friends together, we rented a camper van and spent two weeks exploring one of the snowiest places on the planet, Japanese island of Hokkaido.

Skiers hike into Asahidake, an active sulphur volcano

4 girls and a camper van, adventure of a lifetime

Alison Herbert rides into the sunset at Asahidake

Amanda Poindexter rides a powdery tree

So much snow

It snowed for 6 days straight during our trip

Sunset hikes

Snowy day in Niseko

Sulphur vent in Asahidake

Sunset views

Anne Berger enjoying that pow

Mount Yotei

Asahidake sunset

Snowy and Frozen

Kirsten joins us for half of the trip

James Winfield showing us the good stuff in Niseko

Hiking for the good stuff

The top of Niseko

Amanda Poindexter getting lost in the powder

How much fun is Amanda having?

Endless powder fields

Wrapping up the trip in Tokyo