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Site updates 2022: SKI AREAS section explained


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SnowJapan 2022 explained:
SKI AREAS

https://www.snowjapan.com/japan-ski-resorts

Our new Ski Area section introduces a large amount of new content and brings over almost all of the content from the old site (…which has been updated). As with the entire website, these pages are now mobile-friendly and feature a new look and structure that we believe are significant improvements. Outside of those major changes, here is an explanation of the information presented within the section:

Index
The index page presents links to all of the main pages of the Ski Areas section.

Quick search NEW 
This new function allows you to start typing a ski area name, a town name or an area name and see suggested ski area results.

Japan’s ski areas in graphs NEW
https://www.snowjapan.com/guides/graphs 
These new interactive graphs are a fun way to discover and compare ski areas in Japan.

 

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Discover
NEW
https://www.snowjapan.com/japan-ski-resorts/discover

This page introduces all of the ski areas in Japan. It lets you discover and compare ski areas throughout the country. Use the filters to display ski areas in any Prefecture, Area and Town. Any combination of filters can be chosen at the same time. And then use the sort drop-down to sort all of the results. Fun!

 

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Lists 
NEW
https://www.snowjapan.com/japan-ski-resorts/listings

This page introduces all of the ski areas in Japan in three lists: by prefecture, town and popular regions. Each is presented in alphabetical order.

Ski areas in a prefecture
Example: Nagano Prefecture
https://www.snowjapan.com/japan-ski-resorts/prefecture/nagano

Sorted list NEW
The list is sorted by ski area name by default, but the ski areas can also be sorted by other various statistics.

Click to view map MODIFIED
All of the ski areas in the prefecture are presented on a large Google Maps. Click on each pointer on the map to view the ski area name (with a link to the page on SnowJapan) as well as other ski area statistics.

Prefecture map NEW
A new map has been prepared to show the general location of the ski areas in the prefecture.

Map of Japan NEW
At the bottom of the page, the new map of Japan has links to a list of ski areas in each prefecture.

 

Ski areas in a town
Example: Yuzawa Town
https://www.snowjapan.com/japan-ski-resorts/town/yuzawa

Sorted list NEW
The list is sorted by ski area name by default, but the ski areas can also be sorted by other various statistics.

Click to view map NEW
All of the ski areas in the town are presented on a large Google Maps. Click on each pointer on the map to view the ski area name (with a link to the page on SnowJapan) as well as other ski area statistics.

Prefecture map NEW
This new map has been created to show the town's location, along with other ski towns in the same prefecture.

 

Ski areas in an area
Example: Shiga Kogen
https://www.snowjapan.com/japan-ski-resorts/area/shiga-kogen-nagano

Sorted list NEW
The list is sorted by ski area name by default, but the ski areas can also be sorted by other various statistics.

Click to view map NEW
All of the ski areas in the area are presented on a large Google Maps. Click on each pointer on the map to view the ski area name (linked to the page on SnowJapan) and other ski area statistics.

Area map NEW
This new map has been created to show ski areas in the same area.

 

Question answered:

Why do I need to ‘click to view' the google maps on the list pages? (Or, why have the google maps disappeared?)

The maps have not disappeared - they are still there, and actually in an improved form... they are now much larger and display additional data.

When viewed in high volume, interactive Google Maps such as those presented on our list pages are not free to use. They can quickly become very costly. 

Many people go back to our listing pages regularly and view them multiple times as they research ski areas, so having the maps appear on popular pages unnecessarily by default was becoming very wasteful.

By implementing the ‘Click to view map’ functionality on some pages, only people who wish to view the maps will see them. It also helps us keep our costs lower… and able to keep running the site!

 

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Individual ski area pages
Please read this for our in-depth look at the individual ski area pages.

 

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Reviews
MODIFIED
https://www.snowjapan.com/japan-ski-resorts/reviews

This page introduces all of the ski area reviews available on SnowJapan, as written over the years by our readers. The latest ones are shown first, and you can continually scroll down to read more.

If you are looking for reviews of specific ski areas, you can easily find them on the individual ski area pages on the site.

At the moment, it is not possible to post new Reviews. We are working on a new members area that will allow new reviews to be posted. More news on that in the coming months.

 

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Photos
MODIFIED
https://www.snowjapan.com/japan-ski-resorts/photos

This page introduces all of the Ski Area photographs available SnowJapan, as uploaded over the years by our readers. The latest ones are shown first, and you can continually stroll down to see more.

If you are looking for photos of specific ski areas, you can easily find them on the individual ski area pages on the site.

At the moment, it is not possible to upload new photos. We are working on a new members area that will allow new photos to be posted. More news on that in the coming months.

 

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