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World Snow Wrap, Feb 21 - Another Good Week in The Rockies, A Couple of Fun Powder Days in Japan, Sunny Days in Europe

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

Grasshopper's Weekly Japan Forecast, Feb 20 - A Spring-like Week With 15-25cms Of Powder This Sunday

Grasshopper's Weekly North American Forecast,Feb 20 - Two Storms From The Northwest and a Bonus Southern One

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

A Week of Powder in Hakuba - Storm Journal, Feb 5-11

North American Season Outlook - January Update

Best Ever Week Of Results As Australian Snowboarders Win A Swag Of Medals

All White - Sensational New Edit From Aussie Freeskier Coen Bennie-Faull

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RESORT	SNOW FORECAST
(7 DAYS FORECAST)
Myoko Kogen	60 cm
Hakuba	60 cm
Mount Naeba	42 cm
Hakkaisan	41 cm
Shiga Kogen	37 cm
Val d'Isère	30 cm
Niseko	30 cm
Verbier	28 cm
Rusutsu	27 cm
St Anton	27 cm
Last updated 8 hours ago

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World Snow Wrap, February 21 - Another Good Week in the Rockies, a Couple of Fun Powder Days in Japan and Sunny Days in Europe.

Winter conditions have delivered some good days on Hokkaido and in the Rockies....

February 21, 2020
Destinations - Iwate Prefecture, One of Japan’s Lesser-Known Regions For World-Class Snow

Iwate in the northern part of Honshu, which holds its own when it comes to heavy...

February 21, 2020
Grasshopper's Weekly North America Forecast – Two Storms From The Northwest, And a Bonus Southern One

This week’s forecast includes two snowstorms rolling over the northwest and do...

February 20, 2020
Grasshopper’s Weekly Japanese Forecast – A Spring-like Week, With 15-25cm Of Powder This Sunday

Two main low-pressure systems will pass us by this week, one to the north, the o...

February 20, 2020
2019-2020 Japanese Snow Season Outlook – February Update

Overall there hasn’t been any great change in the state of the climate and mod...

February 19, 2020

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Grasshopper's Weekly North America Forecast – Two Storms From The Northwest, And a Bonus Southern One

This week’s forecast includes two snowstorms rolling over the northwest and do...

February 20, 2020
Grasshopper’s Weekly Japanese Forecast – A Spring-like Week, With 15-25cm Of Powder This Sunday

Two main low-pressure systems will pass us by this week, one to the north, the o...

February 20, 2020
2019-2020 Japanese Snow Season Outlook – February Update

Overall there hasn’t been any great change in the state of the climate and mod...

February 19, 2020
Grasshopper's Weekly North America Forecast, February 13 – Another Storm Cycle and Deep Powder for the Northwest and Rockies

Another storm cycle will yet again favour the northwest and the Rockies, leaving...

February 13, 2020
Grasshopper's Weekly Japanese Forecast, February 13 – Big Snowstorm Early Next Week

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World Snow Wrap, Feb 21 - Another Good Week in The Rockies, A Couple of Fun Powder Days in Japan, Sunny Days in Europe

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World Snow Wrap, February 21 - Another Good Week in the Rockies, a Couple of Fun Powder Days in Japan and Sunny Days in Europe.

Winter conditions have delivered some good days on Hokkaido and in the Rockies....

February 21, 2020
Destinations - Iwate Prefecture, One of Japan’s Lesser-Known Regions For World-Class Snow

Iwate in the northern part of Honshu, which holds its own when it comes to heavy...

February 21, 2020
Grasshopper's Weekly North America Forecast – Two Storms From The Northwest, And a Bonus Southern One

This week’s forecast includes two snowstorms rolling over the northwest and do...

February 20, 2020
Grasshopper’s Weekly Japanese Forecast – A Spring-like Week, With 15-25cm Of Powder This Sunday

Two main low-pressure systems will pass us by this week, one to the north, the o...

February 20, 2020
2019-2020 Japanese Snow Season Outlook – February Update

Overall there hasn’t been any great change in the state of the climate and mod...

February 19, 2020

Next Snow

RESORT	SNOW FORECAST
(7 DAYS FORECAST)
Myoko Kogen	60 cm
Hakuba	60 cm
Mount Naeba	42 cm
Hakkaisan	41 cm
Shiga Kogen	37 cm
Val d'Isère	30 cm
Niseko	30 cm
Verbier	28 cm
Rusutsu	27 cm
St Anton	27 cm
Last updated 8 hours ago

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THE GRASSHOPPER

Grasshopper's Weekly North America Forecast – Two Storms From The Northwest, And a Bonus Southern One

This week’s forecast includes two snowstorms rolling over the northwest and do...

February 20, 2020
Grasshopper’s Weekly Japanese Forecast – A Spring-like Week, With 15-25cm Of Powder This Sunday

Two main low-pressure systems will pass us by this week, one to the north, the o...

February 20, 2020
2019-2020 Japanese Snow Season Outlook – February Update

Overall there hasn’t been any great change in the state of the climate and mod...

February 19, 2020
Grasshopper's Weekly North America Forecast, February 13 – Another Storm Cycle and Deep Powder for the Northwest and Rockies

Another storm cycle will yet again favour the northwest and the Rockies, leaving...

February 13, 2020
Grasshopper's Weekly Japanese Forecast, February 13 – Big Snowstorm Early Next Week

Then, early next week, a gnarly snowstorm may drop the most snow we’ve seen in...

February 13, 2020

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World Snow Wrap, Feb 21 - Another Good Week in The Rockies, A Couple of Fun Powder Days in Japan, Sunny Days in Europe

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

Grasshopper's Weekly Japan Forecast, Feb 20 - A Spring-like Week With 15-25cms Of Powder This Sunday

Grasshopper's Weekly North American Forecast,Feb 20 - Two Storms From The Northwest and a Bonus Southern One

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

A Week of Powder in Hakuba - Storm Journal, Feb 5-11

North American Season Outlook - January Update

Best Ever Week Of Results As Australian Snowboarders Win A Swag Of Medals

All White - Sensational New Edit From Aussie Freeskier Coen Bennie-Faull

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World Snow Wrap, Feb 21 - Another Good Week in The Rockies, A Couple of Fun Powder Days in Japan, Sunny Days in Europe

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

Grasshopper's Weekly Japan Forecast, Feb 20 - A Spring-like Week With 15-25cms Of Powder This Sunday

Grasshopper's Weekly North American Forecast,Feb 20 - Two Storms From The Northwest and a Bonus Southern One

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

A Week of Powder in Hakuba - Storm Journal, Feb 5-11

North American Season Outlook - January Update

Best Ever Week Of Results As Australian Snowboarders Win A Swag Of Medals

All White - Sensational New Edit From Aussie Freeskier Coen Bennie-Faull

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