With ski lifts no longer spinning and buildings falling into desolation, abandoned ski areas are nestled among the snow drifted peaks of Japan. The country’s massive economic boom in the 1980s fueled a wild demand for skiing and an explosion of new mountain resorts. The financial collapse that followed in 1991 decimated both the Japanese economy and the ski industry. Today, hundreds of ghost resorts span the mountains as silent witnesses to the pace of change. Yet the deep powder snow beckons to those who wish to experience an unconventional backcountry adventure.
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