| For winter sports enthusiasts, the southern and northern Japanese alps and the mountains of Hokkaido are home to some of the very best powder snow in the world. |
| Sun's Cradle was an old chain of rocky, copper alps, two of which towered over the rest like protruding inverted fangs. |
| The late renaissance had little experience of pack-ice and polar seas, but they did have plenty of glaciers in the alps. |
| Suddenly a brilliant glow filled the night, illuminating the snow-capped alps in the distance. |
| To really take in the majesty of the alps, I highly recommend you cough up the money for a go at skydiving. |
| However, on the last day we could even afford to enjoy the spectacular view over the alps. |
