Ski tracks cover the foreground as another skier drops into some soft snow in the backcountry of Hokkaido, Japan. The skier is barely visable through

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Ski tracks cover the foreground as another skier drops into some soft snow in the backcountry of Hokkaido, Japan. The skier is barely visable through the cloud of soft snow thrown out by his skis.

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Size: 4308px × 2872px
Location: Japan
Photo credit: © David Crane / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: Yes

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