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        • The Remarkables
        • Coronet Peak
        • Queenstown
      • Wanaka
        • Snow Farm
        • Mount Aspiring
        • Cardrona
        • Treble Cone
        • Wanaka
      • Canterbury
        • Mount Hutt
        • Porters
        • Mount Olympus
        • Mount Cheeseman
        • Broken River
        • Craigieburn
        • Temple Basin
        • Hanmer Springs
        • Mount Lyford
      • Ruapehu
        • Whakapapa
        • Tukino
        • Turoa
    • Japan

      • Hokkaido
        • Niseko
        • Rusutsu
        • Furano
        • Kiroro
      • Honshu
        • Okunakayama Kogen
        • Hakuba
        • Nozawa Onsen
        • Myoko Kogen
        • Shiga Kogen
        • Madarao Kogen
        • Appi Kogen
        • Shizukuishi
        • Karuizawa
        • Mount Naeba
        • Hakkaisan
        • Manza Onsen
        • Hachimantai
        • Hakkoda
        • Tazawako
    • USA

      • Wyoming
        • Jackson Hole
      • Utah
        • Snowbird
        • Park City
      • Colorado
        • Beaver Creek
        • Vail
        • Steamboat
        • Breckenridge
        • Aspen Snowmass
      • California
        • Palisades Tahoe
        • Mammoth
        • Heavenly
    • Canada

      • British Columbia
        • Whistler Blackcomb
        • Big White
        • Revelstoke
        • Sun Peaks
        • Kicking Horse
        • Silver Star
        • Fernie
      • Alberta
        • Banff Sunshine
        • Lake Louise
    • Europe

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        • Charlotte Pass
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        • Falls Creek
        • Mt Hotham
        • Mount Buller
        • Mount Stirling
        • Mount Baw Baw
        • Lake Mountain Resort
      • Tasmania
        • Mount Mawson
        • Ben Lomond
    • New Zealand

      • Queenstown
        • The Remarkables
        • Coronet Peak
        • Queenstown
      • Wanaka
        • Snow Farm
        • Mount Aspiring
        • Cardrona
        • Treble Cone
        • Wanaka
      • Canterbury
        • Mount Hutt
        • Porters
        • Mount Olympus
        • Mount Cheeseman
        • Broken River
        • Craigieburn
        • Temple Basin
        • Hanmer Springs
        • Mount Lyford
      • Ruapehu
        • Whakapapa
        • Tukino
        • Turoa
    • Japan

      • Hokkaido
        • Niseko
        • Rusutsu
        • Furano
        • Kiroro
      • Honshu
        • Okunakayama Kogen
        • Hakuba
        • Nozawa Onsen
        • Myoko Kogen
        • Shiga Kogen
        • Madarao Kogen
        • Appi Kogen
        • Shizukuishi
        • Karuizawa
        • Mount Naeba
        • Hakkaisan
        • Manza Onsen
        • Hachimantai
        • Hakkoda
        • Tazawako
    • USA

      • Wyoming
        • Jackson Hole
      • Utah
        • Snowbird
        • Park City
      • Colorado
        • Beaver Creek
        • Vail
        • Steamboat
        • Breckenridge
        • Aspen Snowmass
      • California
        • Palisades Tahoe
        • Mammoth
        • Heavenly
    • Canada

      • British Columbia
        • Whistler Blackcomb
        • Big White
        • Revelstoke
        • Sun Peaks
        • Kicking Horse
        • Silver Star
        • Fernie
      • Alberta
        • Banff Sunshine
        • Lake Louise
    • Europe

      • France
        • Val d'Isère
      • Switzerland
        • Verbier
      • Austria
        • St Anton
      • Italy
        • Cortina d'Ampezzo
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      • NEW SOUTH WALES
        • Thredbo
        • Perisher
        • Jindabyne
        • Charlotte Pass
        • Selwyn Snow Resort
      • Victoria
        • Falls Creek
        • Mt Hotham
        • Mount Buller
        • Mount Stirling
        • Mount Baw Baw
        • Lake Mountain Resort
      • Tasmania
        • Mount Mawson
        • Ben Lomond
    • New Zealand

      • Queenstown
        • The Remarkables
        • Coronet Peak
        • Queenstown
      • Wanaka
        • Snow Farm
        • Mount Aspiring
        • Cardrona
        • Treble Cone
        • Wanaka
      • Canterbury
        • Mount Hutt
        • Porters
        • Mount Olympus
        • Mount Cheeseman
        • Broken River
        • Craigieburn
        • Temple Basin
        • Hanmer Springs
        • Mount Lyford
      • Ruapehu
        • Whakapapa
        • Tukino
        • Turoa
    • Japan

      • Hokkaido
        • Niseko
        • Rusutsu
        • Furano
        • Kiroro
      • Honshu
        • Okunakayama Kogen
        • Hakuba
        • Nozawa Onsen
        • Myoko Kogen
        • Shiga Kogen
        • Madarao Kogen
        • Appi Kogen
        • Shizukuishi
        • Karuizawa
        • Mount Naeba
        • Hakkaisan
        • Manza Onsen
        • Hachimantai
        • Hakkoda
        • Tazawako
    • USA

      • Wyoming
        • Jackson Hole
      • Utah
        • Snowbird
        • Park City
      • Colorado
        • Beaver Creek
        • Vail
        • Steamboat
        • Breckenridge
        • Aspen Snowmass
      • California
        • Palisades Tahoe
        • Mammoth
        • Heavenly
    • Canada

      • British Columbia
        • Whistler Blackcomb
        • Big White
        • Revelstoke
        • Sun Peaks
        • Kicking Horse
        • Silver Star
        • Fernie
      • Alberta
        • Banff Sunshine
        • Lake Louise
    • Europe

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        • Verbier
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        • Mount Buller
        • Mount Stirling
        • Mount Baw Baw
        • Lake Mountain Resort
      • Tasmania
        • Mount Mawson
        • Ben Lomond
    • New Zealand

      • Queenstown
        • The Remarkables
        • Coronet Peak
        • Queenstown
      • Wanaka
        • Snow Farm
        • Mount Aspiring
        • Cardrona
        • Treble Cone
        • Wanaka
      • Canterbury
        • Mount Hutt
        • Porters
        • Mount Olympus
        • Mount Cheeseman
        • Broken River
        • Craigieburn
        • Temple Basin
        • Hanmer Springs
        • Mount Lyford
      • Ruapehu
        • Whakapapa
        • Tukino
        • Turoa
    • Japan

      • Hokkaido
        • Niseko
        • Rusutsu
        • Furano
        • Kiroro
      • Honshu
        • Okunakayama Kogen
        • Hakuba
        • Nozawa Onsen
        • Myoko Kogen
        • Shiga Kogen
        • Madarao Kogen
        • Appi Kogen
        • Shizukuishi
        • Karuizawa
        • Mount Naeba
        • Hakkaisan
        • Manza Onsen
        • Hachimantai
        • Hakkoda
        • Tazawako
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        • Jackson Hole
      • Utah
        • Snowbird
        • Park City
      • Colorado
        • Beaver Creek
        • Vail
        • Steamboat
        • Breckenridge
        • Aspen Snowmass
      • California
        • Palisades Tahoe
        • Mammoth
        • Heavenly
    • Canada

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        • Whistler Blackcomb
        • Big White
        • Revelstoke
        • Sun Peaks
        • Kicking Horse
        • Silver Star
        • Fernie
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        • Banff Sunshine
        • Lake Louise
    • Europe

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        • Verbier
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        • St Anton
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      • World Snow Wrap Dec 1st, 2023 – Heavy Snow in Europe, Slow Start in North America, Season is Kicking Off in Japan.
      • 2023-2024 Japanese Snow Season Outlook – Grasshopper's November Update
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      • Travel Tips: Luggage - How to Pack so You Don’t Pay.
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THE GRASSHOPPER

  • Kakuba 47 with a good early season base last weekend. Photo: @forestlogd
    Weekly Japan Forecast, December 7th – Bases Continue to Build with Another 10-40cm Across The Country in The Next Several Days

    December 7, 2023

  • Evan Thayer, loving the early season powder in Alta on the weekend. Photo: Phtoto_John
    2023-2024 North American Snow Season Outlook – Grasshopper's December Update

    December 5, 2023

  • Niseko and Mt Yotei after this week's snowfalls cleared. Photo: 360niseko
    2023-2024 Japanese Snow Season Outlook – Grasshopper's November Update

    November 16, 2023

  • Aime Engerbretson during an awesome day at Palisades Tahoe earlier this week. The resort has received 2.7 metres so far this December! Photo: Jeff Engerbretson
    2023-2024 North American Snow Season Outlook- What We May See in an El Niño Year

    November 3, 2023

  • 2023-2024 Japanese Snow Season Outlook – What We Can Expect in an El Nino Year
    2023-2024 Japanese Snow Season Outlook – What We Can Expect in an El Nino Year

    October 16, 2023

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EDITOR'S TOP TRAVEL PICKS

  • Verbier yesterday with a good early season base and there is another 70cms in the forecast. Photo: Verbier 4 Vallees
    World Snow Wrap Dec 1st, 2023 – Heavy Snow in Europe, Slow Start in North America, Season is Kicking Off in Japan.

    November 30, 2023

  • Travel is a wonderful thing. Photo: Tiony Harringotn
    Travel Tips: Luggage - How to Pack so You Don’t Pay.

    November 29, 2023

  • Experience the beauty of Victoria's high country in Mt Buller this summer. Photo: Mt Buller
    Mt Buller Mt Stirling Ready for Summer … Bikes, Walks, Shuttles, Stays and Snow!

    November 26, 2023

  • Myoko is called the powder capital of Japan for good reason - 15 metres average annual snowfall means there are a lot days like this. Photo: Grant Gunderson
    Mountainwatch Guide to Myoko - Japan's Powder Capital and Second Stop on The Golden Snowmads Tour

    November 21, 2023

  • Jackson Hole yesterday morning after overnight. Photo: Chris Figenshau
    Mountainwatch Guide to Jackson Hole - One of The World's Great Snow Destinations

    November 14, 2023

CHILLFACTOR

  • Reconnect -  Featuring Pro Freeskiers Blake Marshall and Jenna Keller. Video
    Reconnect - Featuring Pro Freeskiers Blake Marshall and Jenna Keller. Video

    December 11, 2023

  • Photo: Protect Our Winters
    POW Australia - Continued Growth in an Active Year

    December 9, 2023

  • Freeride Symphony -  An Ode to Engleberg Titlus, Switzerland's Freeride Mecca. Video
    Freeride Symphony - An Ode to Engleberg Titlus, Switzerland's Freeride Mecca. Video

    December 8, 2023

  • Kamase - New Film From Sammy Carlson and Some of The Best Skiing You Will Ever See
    Kamase - New Film From Sammy Carlson and Some of The Best Skiing You Will Ever See

    December 4, 2023

  • Nikolai Schirmer - Twin Peaks, The Longest Climb and Ski of the Winter. Video
    Nikolai Schirmer - Twin Peaks, The Longest Climb and Ski of the Winter. Video

    November 28, 2023

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Top Travel Picks

World Snow Wrap Dec 1st, 2023 – Heavy Snow in Europe, Slow Start in North America, Season is Kicking Off in Japan.
World Snow Wrap Dec 1st, 2023 – Heavy Snow in E... Nov 30, 2023
Travel Tips: Luggage - How to Pack so You Don’t Pay.
Travel Tips: Luggage - How to Pack so You Don’t... Nov 29, 2023
Mt Buller Mt Stirling Ready for Summer … Bikes, Walks, Shuttles, Stays and Snow!
Mt Buller Mt Stirling Ready for Summer … Bikes,... Nov 26, 2023

The Grasshopper

Weekly Japan Forecast, December 7th – Bases Continue to Build with Another 10-40cm Across The Country in The Next Several Days
Weekly Japan Forecast, December 7th – Bases Con... Dec 7, 2023
2023-2024 North American Snow Season Outlook – Grasshopper's December Update
2023-2024 North American Snow Season Outlook – ... Dec 5, 2023
2023-2024 Japanese Snow Season Outlook – Grasshopper's November Update
2023-2024 Japanese Snow Season Outlook – Grassh... Nov 16, 2023

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