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AustraliaNSW Alps2 resorts · opens ~7 Jun Victorian Alps4 resorts · opens ~14 Jun

New ZealandNZ North Island2 resorts · winding down NZ South Island5 resorts · winding down

Canada · soonEurope

EuropeAustrian Alps5 resorts · open French Alps9 resorts · opens ~21 Nov Italian Alps4 resorts · open Swiss Alps5 resorts · open

JapanHokkaido3 resorts · opens ~25 Nov Nagano2 resorts · opens ~28 Nov Niigata1 resort · opens ~6 Dec

United StatesColorado8 resorts · opens ~6 Nov Utah4 resorts · opens ~20 Nov California4 resorts · opens ~13 Nov Northern Rockies3 resorts · opens ~25 Nov

Japan

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Hokkaido

HokkaidoOpening soonPhoto · Niseko United

Niseko UnitedHokkaido, Japan · 4 areas

SeasonUsually opens late November

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HokkaidoOpening soonPhoto · Furano

FuranoHokkaido, Japan

SeasonUsually opens late November

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HokkaidoOpening soon

RusutsuHokkaido, Japan

SeasonUsually opens late November

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Nagano

NaganoOpening soonPhoto · Hakuba Valley

Hakuba ValleyNagano, Japan · 10 resorts

SeasonUsually opens early December

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NaganoOpening soonPhoto · Nozawa Onsen

Nozawa OnsenNagano, Japan

SeasonUsually opens late November

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Niigata

NiigataOpening soonPhoto · Myoko Kogen

Myoko KogenNiigata, Japan

SeasonUsually opens early December

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