Seki Onsen Ski Resort | Japan's Secret Backcountry

Venue in Seki Onsen, Myoko, Niigata

Two lifts, no more — Seki Onsen is the small, northernmost door into the Myoko cluster, and the first to catch whatever the Sea of Japan throws. This is what people mean by the deepest powder in Japan, still too small for its reputation to be ruined by Instagram. ¥3,900 for a day pass, about 90 minutes from Komoro — it was our quietest tip and we just put it online, sorry. Details via Myoko Tourism.