SNOW JAPAN launch (www.snowjapan.com)

Snow Japan launches for the 2003 season, covering all you need to know about skiing and snowboarding in Japan. The new site features a large amount of new functionality and fun interactive stuff to enjoy.

The popular Ski Japan Guide website - online since 1999 - re-launched as Snow Japa (www.snowjapan.com) on November 1st 2002, with a strong emphasis on community and interactivity. The Snow Japan site builds on the Ski Japan Guide site with an all-new dynamic design, a new members section allowing users to take control of their own info and make customized reports, an in-depth daily reports center that is updated three times a day, and new functionality to help users make the most of winter in Japan and join in the online community. Some of the new main features of the site include:

SNOW JAPAN INSIDER :new free members section where users can create their own page online, upload photos, post journals and create buddy lists:

DAILY REPORTS :customizable snow and weather reports covering all Japanese snow resorts, updated multiple times daily. Users can now sign up to receive email notifications whenever their favorite Now! daily report is updated online.

INTERACT :with over 200 posts on the forums each day (as of early November 2002) our popular Forums, user resort reviews (currently over 600) and user resort rankings, readers can now make the most of their winter in Japan and easily learn more about Japanese winter sports and make friends with like-minded individuals.

FEATURES :weekly feature articles, essays and interviews.

PLACES TO STAY :more hotels and pensions in resort regions online.

Snow Japan is owned and managed by Iponics Japan Limited (www.iponicsjapan.com), a web design and marketing company based in the mountains of Niigata Prefecture, Japan.