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Life In a Ski Town Under Lock Down - What is it Like?

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Australia - The "Powder Highway", Seeking Solitude Along Victoria's Great Alpine Road

Video Profile - Hank Bilous, Kiwi Rookie Lights Up Freeride World Tour

Freeride World Tour, Andorra - Australia's Michaela Davis-Meehan Wins Women's Snowboard

Destinations - Iwate Prefecture, One of Japan's Lesser-Known Regions For World-Class Snow

Video Profile - Michaela Davis-Meehan, Rookie Year on Freeride World Tour Off To A Good Start

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RESORT	SNOW FORECAST
(7 DAYS FORECAST)
Jackson Hole	52 cm
Squaw Valley	35 cm
Snowbird	28 cm
Hakuba	26 cm
Mammoth	24 cm
Hakkaisan	24 cm
Myoko Kogen	24 cm
Fernie	23 cm
Park City	22 cm
Niseko	21 cm
Last updated 1 week ago

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NEWS

Freeride World Tour - Top 10 Crashes of the 2020 Season. Video

We are happy to report that the athletes survived these crashes without any majo...

April 8, 2020
Sei Kou Tou Tei - Chasing The Storms Of Hokkaido, Episode Four. Pillows and Pow. Video

Head deeper into inland Hokkaido and find what they have been looking for – de...

April 8, 2020
Mt Buller Summer Developments on Track - New Reservoir Nearly Wrapped Up.

The reservoir is an $11.3m investment for the resort securing 100 megalitres of ...

April 7, 2020
Want To Work In The Snow? This Quick Guide May Help Find a Job To Suit You

As you’ll see in this list, there’s a glamorous snow job for every kind of p...

April 6, 2020
Australia – Twin Valleys, A Backcountry Experience For A Sidecountry Effort

It is always tempting to head there after a snowfall as you know you’ll get fr...

April 3, 2020

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Grasshopper's Final 2019-20 Weekly North America Forecast – Deep Blower Pow For Most, But Patient Sierras to Reap The Biggest Reward

There is so much snow falling this week it was a real challenge putting it into ...

March 13, 2020
Grasshopper's Final 2019-20 Weekly Japanese Forecast – A Mixed Week With Some Big Snowfalls

We have freshies out there today, then Hokkaido and Northern Honshu cop a nice d...

March 12, 2020
Grasshopper's Weekly North America Forecast, March 5 – Another Massive Week As The Endless Snowstorm Cycle Continues

Meanwhile, fronts streaming across the north could dump half a metre or more of ...

March 5, 2020
Grasshopper's Weekly Japan Forecast, March 5 - It’s Dumping Japow, But Trouble Strikes Next Week

As promised, a snowstorm is giving Japan a fair shake up on this Thursday. Once ...

March 5, 2020
Grasshopper's Weekly North America Forecast, Feb 27 – Deep Powder for the Northwest and Rockies again, and The Sierras Will Break Their Drought

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February 27, 2020

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MOUNTAIN GEAR

The North Face – Futurelight Outerwear Took Over New Zealand Resorts in Spring – What We Learnt?

We were invited to cross the ditch along with a number of other leading outdoor ...

December 9, 2019
New Japan Multi-Resort Lift Pass Joins The Party – The Snow Chasers Pass

Introducing the inaugural 'Snow Chasers Pass'... Our answer to a multi-resort da...

November 15, 2019

Mountainwatch Travel

Cody Townsend's The Fifty, Episode 25 - McGown Peak, Idaho

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Australia - Twin Valleys, A Backcountry Experience For A Sidecountry Effort

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Life In a Ski Town Under Lock Down - What is it Like?

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Video - Wasi Sabi, A Snowboarding Odyssey Through Hokkaido's Interior

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Australia - The "Powder Highway", Seeking Solitude Along Victoria's Great Alpine Road

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Video Profile - Hank Bilous, Kiwi Rookie Lights Up Freeride World Tour

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Freeride World Tour, Andorra - Australia's Michaela Davis-Meehan Wins Women's Snowboard

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Destinations - Iwate Prefecture, One of Japan's Lesser-Known Regions For World-Class Snow

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Video Profile - Michaela Davis-Meehan, Rookie Year on Freeride World Tour Off To A Good Start

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Snow Reports

Forecasts

Snow Cams

Resort Guides

NEWS

Freeride World Tour - Top 10 Crashes of the 2020 Season. Video

We are happy to report that the athletes survived these crashes without any majo...

April 8, 2020
Sei Kou Tou Tei - Chasing The Storms Of Hokkaido, Episode Four. Pillows and Pow. Video

Head deeper into inland Hokkaido and find what they have been looking for – de...

April 8, 2020
Mt Buller Summer Developments on Track - New Reservoir Nearly Wrapped Up.

The reservoir is an $11.3m investment for the resort securing 100 megalitres of ...

April 7, 2020
Want To Work In The Snow? This Quick Guide May Help Find a Job To Suit You

As you’ll see in this list, there’s a glamorous snow job for every kind of p...

April 6, 2020
Australia – Twin Valleys, A Backcountry Experience For A Sidecountry Effort

It is always tempting to head there after a snowfall as you know you’ll get fr...

April 3, 2020

Next Snow

RESORT	SNOW FORECAST
(7 DAYS FORECAST)
Jackson Hole	52 cm
Squaw Valley	35 cm
Snowbird	28 cm
Hakuba	26 cm
Mammoth	24 cm
Hakkaisan	24 cm
Myoko Kogen	24 cm
Fernie	23 cm
Park City	22 cm
Niseko	21 cm
Last updated 1 week ago

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Prince Hotel South

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Whistler

Hilton Whistler 40% Off

7 nights from

$2006 AUD

Banff

Samesun Backpackers Banff

7 night packages from

$1047 AUD

Mt Ruapehu

Rocky Mountain Chalets

5 night packages from

Furano Prince Hotel Earlybird 20% Off

7 night packages from

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$1067 AUD

Queenstown

Jucy Snooze

7 night packages from

$919 AUD

Wanaka

Base Backpackers

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$585 AUD

Shop

THE GRASSHOPPER

Grasshopper's Final 2019-20 Weekly North America Forecast – Deep Blower Pow For Most, But Patient Sierras to Reap The Biggest Reward

There is so much snow falling this week it was a real challenge putting it into ...

March 13, 2020
Grasshopper's Final 2019-20 Weekly Japanese Forecast – A Mixed Week With Some Big Snowfalls

We have freshies out there today, then Hokkaido and Northern Honshu cop a nice d...

March 12, 2020
Grasshopper's Weekly North America Forecast, March 5 – Another Massive Week As The Endless Snowstorm Cycle Continues

Meanwhile, fronts streaming across the north could dump half a metre or more of ...

March 5, 2020
Grasshopper's Weekly Japan Forecast, March 5 - It’s Dumping Japow, But Trouble Strikes Next Week

As promised, a snowstorm is giving Japan a fair shake up on this Thursday. Once ...

March 5, 2020
Grasshopper's Weekly North America Forecast, Feb 27 – Deep Powder for the Northwest and Rockies again, and The Sierras Will Break Their Drought

This week will see two storms come barreling down from the Pacific Northwest, ea...

February 27, 2020

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Mountain Jobs

Sous Chef and Kitchen Hands

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Cafe Barister

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Cleaners required

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Hakuba Base Camp Bus Terminal Staff

Company: Nagano Snow Shuttle Region: Japan Location: Hakuba Base Camp (Echoland)
Guest Service Assistant

Company: Active Life Region: Japan Location: Madarao, Japan