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Skiers look at the Dolomites while skiing at Campitello di Fassa, Trentino, Italy, Europe

A skier prepares to ski down from the top of Marmolada in the Dolomite mountains, Italy, Europe

A skier enjoying perfect powder snow on the celebrated Pas de Chevre off-piste run, with the Dru in the background, Chamonix Valley, Chamonix, Haute Savoie, French Alps, France, Europe

Smiling Caucasian family carrying skis in snow

Couple skiing on snowy mountain slope

Back country skiers near an alpine hut, Maennlichen, Grindelwald, Bernese Oberland, Canton of Bern, Switzerland

Child having fun in the snow in St. Johann in Tirol, St. Johann, Tirol, Austria

Child in the snow in St. Johann in Tirol with Kitzbühel Alps in the background, St. Johann, Tyrol, Austria

Skier with a helmet skiing down a slope, Mutterer Alm near Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Female skier with ski helmet and ski goggles looks into the camera, portrait, back mountains, SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser, Brixen im Thale, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

A male skier is jumping in the air onto a slope with deep powder snow in the ski resort Niseko United on the Japanese island of Hokkaido.

A female skier in is standing in a beautiful mountain landscape with snow covered trees near the ski resort of Rusutsu on Hokaido, Japan. Hokkaido, the north island of Japan, is geographically ideally located in the path of consistent weather systems that bring the cold air across the Sea of Japan from Siberia. This results in many of the resorts being absolutely dumped with powder that is renowned for being incredibly dry. Some of the Hokkaido ski resorts receive an amazing average of 14-18 metres of snowfall annually! With an average annual snowfall of over 14 metres, the Rusutsu Resort has some of the most incredible powder and tree skiing to be found anywhere in the world. Frequently the powder is incredibly dry; you blast right through it with virtually no resistance. Next by Kiroro was mentioned as one of the 20 must visit destination in Best of the World 2016 of National Geographic Traveler.

With the volcano Yotei in the background a female and two male backcountry skiers are hiking to the summit of mount Annupuri, in the ski resort Niseko United on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. Niseko United is comprised of four resorts on the one mountain, Annupuri (1,308m). 100km south of Sapporo, Niseko Annupuri is a part of the Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Quasi-National Park and is the most eastern park of the Niseko Volcanic Group. Hokkaido, the north island of Japan, is geographically ideally located in the path of consistent weather systems that bring the cold air across the Sea of Japan from Siberia. This results in many of the resorts being absolutely dumped with powder that is renowned for being incredibly dry. Some of the Hokkaido ski resorts receive an amazing average of 14-18 meters of snowfall annually. Niseko is the powder capital of the world and as such is the most popular international ski destination in Japan. It offers an unforgettable experience for all levels of skier and snowboarder. Mount Yotei in the background is often referred to as the "Mount Fuji of Hokkaido".