Japan is known for its seemingly endless supply of powder in the winter months, but what happens when it’s unusually dry? This past season, skiers Cody Cirillo, Mark Nowakiwsky and Carson Morford, snowboarder Grant Giller and filmer Tucker Brumley, set off to the Land of the Rising Sun for two weeks—living in a van, experiencing the country’s unique culture and hunting for that famous, albeit unusually elusive, snow.

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Japan-‘Grams

Turnin and Burnin ???? @carson_morford

A post shared by Cody Cirillo (@codycir) on Mar 4, 2017 at 4:28pm PST

Throwback to fighting over skins with @marknowakiwsky. Pumped for winter 2.0 this weekend!

A post shared by Carson Morford (@carson_morford) on Apr 27, 2017 at 9:22am PDT

Rusutsu backflip. For the boys. #japow #kstrong #????????

A post shared by Mark (@marknowakiwsky) on Feb 21, 2017 at 9:56am PST

Childhood dream achieved, hitting avy barriers in Japan. Happy guy. #condor @factionskis // ???? @carson_morford

A post shared by Cody Cirillo (@codycir) on Feb 15, 2017 at 2:58pm PST

Japow! ???????????????? #japow

A post shared by Carson Morford (@carson_morford) on Feb 16, 2017 at 6:17am PST

Finding the goods ???????? #japow #seanpaul #kstrong @factionskis @dragonalliance @phunkshunwear Photo: @carson_morford

A post shared by Mark (@marknowakiwsky) on Feb 19, 2017 at 5:17pm PST

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