Japow Every so often there's an experience that goes beyond myth. It feels like "The Matrix" because it's part video game, part exhilarating, part beyond words, and mostly beyond belief. That's what it was like to be in Niseko for a week, where you can go back and ski your favorite line on endless repeat because it was covered with a fresh 4" due to the unrelenting natural machinery that makes fine stuff. Layered on top of the snow is Japan's beautiful culture, the architecture, the handmade food, the onsen sessions, and Australians who insist that it's not a good time unless you come home in the morning with frostbite on your face. 2016_02_16_Japan_Niseko_Sep_Skiing-0042 2016_02_16_Japan_Niseko_Sep_Skiing-0044 Saam_Gabbay_Japan_Sep-0031_v2_Bright_PP_PF Saam_Gabbay_Japan_Sep-0095_PP_PF Saam_Gabbay_2016_02_15Japan_Sep-FUJI0096_PP_PF Saam_Gabbay_Japan_Sep-0659_edited_PP_PF Saam_Gabbay_Japan_2017-DJI_0456_PP_PF Saam_Gabbay_2016_02_20Japan_Sep_-FUJI0582_PP_PF Saam_Gabbay_2016_08_19Japan_Sep_Frame_Grab_Pow2_PP_PF Saam_Gabbay_2017_02_14_NISEKO_With_Crew_DJI_0444_PP_PF Saam_Gabbay_Japan_Sep-0766_PP_PF Saam_Gabbay_2016_02_17Japan_Sep_-G0073423_PP_PF Saam_Gabbay_SaamGabbay_Niseko_2016_Houses_Snow_PP_PF Saam_Gabbay_Japan_Sep-0855_PP_PF Saam_Gabbay_Niseko_Snowmobiles_2017-DJI_0522_PP_PF Saam_Gabbay_Japan_2017-SG5D1347_PP_PF Saam_Gabbay_SaamFace_Japan_Drone_snowmobile_Niseko_IMG_4995_PP_PF Saam_Gabbay_Japan_2017-SG5D0860_PP_PF Saam_Gabbay_Japan_Sep-0669_PP_PF Saam_Gabbay_Japan_Sep-0503_PP_PF Saam_Gabbay_Japan_Sep-0174_PP_PF Saam_Gabbay_Japan_Sep-0843_PP_PF Saam_Gabbay_Japan_Sep-0175_PP_PF Saam_Gabbay_Japan_Sep-0279_PP_PF Saam_Gabbay_Japan_Sep-0280_PP_PF Saam_Gabbay_Japan_Sep-0178_PP_PF Saam_Gabbay_Japan_Sep-0950_PP_PF Saam_Gabbay_Japan_Sep-1058_PP_PF Saam_Gabbay_2017_02_14_TOKYO_Japan_With_Crew_DJI_0559-Pano-2_PP_PF Saam_Gabbay_Japan_Sep-1005_PP_PF Saam_Gabbay_Japan_Sep-1057_PP_PF Saam_Gabbay_Japan_Sep-1047_PP_PF Saam_Gabbay_Japan_Sep-0932_PP_PF Saam_Gabbay_Japan_Sep-1094_PP_PF Saam_Gabbay_Japan_Sep-1115_PP_PF