Skiing and winter sport from the Alps to Japan: powder days, the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach 2025, early lifts and the people who live for the snow season.

Skier adjusting the helmet strap under floodlights before night skiing in Japan
Fredrik Møller (Norway) on the race course at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, Saalbach 2025 — ski racing photography by Antonia Bucklitsch
Skier among snow-covered trees, tree skiing in Japan
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Close-up of a skier with Salomon skiboots in fresh snow
Skier with Faction skis and an Arc'teryx jacket, ready for night skiing in Japan
AJ Hurt (USA, US Ski Team), slalom, FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Saalbach 2025 — Ski-WM Saalbach 2025, black and white ski racing photography by Antonia Bucklitsch
Ski area boundary sign in Japanese and English at Tangram Madarao, Japan
Clearing snow with a snow blower in Furumi, Japan
Two skiers getting ready in a snowy forest in Kappl, Austria
Wendy Holdener (Switzerland) attacking a slalom gate at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, Saalbach 2025 — Ski-WM Saalbach 2025, ski racing photography by Antonia Bucklitsch
Skier in a green jacket below the chairlift, Kappl
Skier on a ridge with snow-covered trees at Tangram Madarao, Japan
Swapping snow boots for Head ski boots before night skiing in Japan
Skier with Faction skis in an Arc'teryx jacket, night skiing in Japan
Shot while skiing as another skier flies through the frame, Kappl
Romane Miradoli (France) in the Super-G at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, Saalbach 2025 — Ski-WM Saalbach 2025, ski racing photography by Antonia Bucklitsch
Chairlift ride at night, night skiing in Japan
Skier looking out over the Myoko mountains and Lake Nojiri, Japan
Skier taking a photo between snow-covered trees and a ski lift, Tangram, Japan
Person skiing in snowy forest, wearing a black helmet, ski goggles, black jacket, and white gloves, holding ski poles. Tangram, Madarao, Japan.
Reading the piste map in Saalbach, Austria
Skier carving below snow-covered peaks, shot while skiing right behind him in Kappl, Austria
Road sign to Seki Onsen and Route 39 in deep snow, Myoko, Japan
Two women in front of a snow-covered house in Myoko Onsen, Japan
Skier carrying skis along a snowbanked street, Myoko, Japan
Shinano Snow Sports ski school at Tangram Madarao, with a view of Mount Myoko, Japan
Zrinka Ljutić (Croatia) crossing the finish in the slalom at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, Saalbach 2025 — Ski-WM Saalbach 2025, ski racing photography by Antonia Bucklitsch
Wendy Holdener (Switzerland), slalom, FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Saalbach 2025 — Ski-WM Saalbach 2025, ski racing photography by Antonia Bucklitsch
Snow-covered onsen town, Nozawa Onsen, Japan
Simon Jocher (Germany, DSV) on the downhill course at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, Saalbach 2025 — Ski-WM Saalbach 2025, ski racing photography by Antonia Bucklitsch
Ski instructors on the slope at Tangram Madarao, Japan
Snow-covered vending machines in Nozawa Onsen, Japan
Fixing gear on the chairlift while night skiing in Madarao, Japan
Mikaela Shiffrin (USA, US Ski Team) in slalom training at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, Saalbach 2025 — Ski-WM Saalbach 2025, ski racing photography by Antonia Bucklitsch
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Snow-covered branches against the winter sky in Japan
Two skiers on the chairlift, Saalbach. Flash photography
Skier between bare trees at dusk in Japan