The city of Aomori, located in Aomori Prefecture, in the far north of Japan’s main island, Honshu, is the snowiest city in ...

An icy winter has transformed the tall trees of the Zao mountain range into wonderous snow sculptures, known as “juhyo,” or “snow monsters,” and conditions are now perfect to see them.

At Zao Onsen ... formed when snow and ice repeatedly stick to Maries' fir trees on Mount Jizo, which is 1,736 meters high. Standing over 4 meters tall, they are called "ice monsters." ...

Zao Onsen Ski Resort, located in the city of Yamagata, has long been known for the photogenic “snow monsters” that inhabit ... 1,900 years ago, and during the Edo Period, the waters became ...

Yamagata Prefecture is famous for the yamabushi of Dewa Sanzan, and the snow monsters and ski slopes of Mount Zao. But this is only the tip of the iceberg. With their new fully-guided tours linking ...

With 14 pistes, Zao Onsen Ski Resort is one of the largest ski resorts in Tohoku. The terrain from about 1,500 m above sea level to the summit grows something special called rime, also known as “snow ...

WEST DOVER — In addition to great conditions and fresh powder, Mount Snow is celebrating its 70th anniversary. The resort called the milestone "a testament to decades of world-class skiing, legendary ...

“That snow has nothing to stick to,” said Amy Cotter, a weather observer and education specialist with the Mount Washington Observatory at the peak at 6,288 feet (1,916 meters). “That snow ...

Bukaty, File) This image provided by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department shows a snow cat heading ... along the cog railway during a rescue mission, on Mount Washington, N.H., Sunday ...

Two experienced hikers were rescued after an hourslong ordeal in which they became stranded in waist-deep snow and whiteout conditions on New Hampshire's challenging Mount Washington The two ...