@brycephillips and Brian Fletcher approaching the summit of Guye Peak last week. (at Guye Peak)

Brian Fletcher approaching the summit of Guye Peak. #latergram from last week. (at Guye Peak)

Today’s quick morning mission yielded perfect conditions atop Guye Peak with @brycephillips. It’s good to be home! (at Guye Peak)

A helpful set of signs direct Nate to our destination in the Japanese alps. #latergram #japan #backcountry (at Goryu, Hakuba, Japan)

On the way home. @brycephillips like a boss at the Nagano train station. #travel @patagonia (at サンサンパーク白馬)

Guess which one is @brycephillips. #uniform #japanisawesome (at 栂池高原スキー場 (Ski Tsugaike Highland))

@brycephillips lining up a big air at Tsugaike resort in Japan. (at 栂池高原スキー場 (Ski Tsugaike Highland))

Amazing trees freshly painted white at Hakuba Cortina. (at Cortina Resort, Hakuba Japan)

Reflections from a mountaintop in Japan. (at Happo-one, Hakuba, Japan)

Nate skinning the ridge above Goryu on the way to the top of a 3000’ pow run. (at Goryu, Hakuba, Japan)

Nate feeling free as a bird atop a climb in the Japanese Alps. (at Hakuba, Japan)

Sun break during a stormy day at Happo-one resort. (at 白馬八方尾根スキー場 (Happo-one ski resort))

@brycephillips en route to an evening run on Happo north face. (at Happo-one Resort, Hakuba Japan)

A beautiful valley at the end of a backcountry run in Hakuba. (at Hakuba, Japan)

Trees and wind textured snow at Happo-one resort. (at Happo-one Resort, Hakuba Japan)