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Skier Killed in In-bounds Avalanche at Palisades Tahoe Ski Resort

The avalanche occurred at 9.30am local time in the GS bowl on skiers right of th...

January 11, 2024
Kaettekuru - Backcountry Snowboarding in Japan. Video

to more challenging terrain and big mountain lines in Central Hokkaido....

January 10, 2024
The Sun Came Out - The Burton Team Head into The Backcountry. Video

A film stacked deep with some of the best backcountry action...

January 8, 2024
Weekly North America Forecast, Jan 4th– The West to Make A Comeback This Week

Snow returns this week in a big way, and the storm cycle will build over the nex...

January 5, 2024
Grasshopper's Weekly Japan Forecast, Jan 4th – Persistent Falls for Hokkaido, And a Big Dump for Central Honshu Sunday Into Monday

Light snowfalls across Japan will start to get heavier late in the day and overn...

January 4, 2024
Freeski at The Ghee - A Day with the Locals in Grand Targhee, Wyoming

This low-key ski area regularly reports 12.7m of deep, cold powder each season...

January 2, 2024
World Snow Wrap, December 29th 2023 - A Couple of Top Ups in North America, Up and Down in Japan and Snowy Times Continue in Europe

until a storm delivered for Christmas in Colorado,...

December 29, 2023
Weekly North America Forecast, December 28th – A Quiet End To 2023 & An Even Quieter Start To 2024

resorts in the Canadian Rockies will pick up mostly light snowfall from later Sa...

December 29, 2023
Weekly Japan Forecast, December 28th – New Year Coming with a Big Bang

Featuring a fast-moving low, a snowstorm will kick off early on Hokkaido and rea...

December 28, 2023
Love Letter - Discovering the Beauty of Hokkaido. Video

searches for tranquillity and peace within the scared forests...

December 22, 2023
Australian Team Announced for 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon, Korea

Winter Youth Olympic Games can be a stepping stone to a successful senior career...

December 21, 2023
Weekly North America Forecast, December 21st – White and Sunny in The Rockies For Christmas, But Sierras Will Have to Wait till After Boxing Day

good totals accumulating over Canadian resorts and the central Rockies....

December 21, 2023
Weekly Japan Forecast, December 21st – Snow Totals Rack-up As Two Fronts Hang Around

accumulations will be significant for Central Honshu, southern North Honshu, and...

December 21, 2023
The Monster Couloir - Nikolai Schirmer and Mark Abma Take on a Remote Line in Norway. Video

a steep line with a tight, near-vertical choke halfway down, pretty well a no-fa...

December 20, 2023
10 Last Minute Christmas Gift Ideas for the Skiers and Snowboarders in Your Life

support a local ski or snowboard store with some off-season sales....

December 19, 2023
Another Big Weekend for Australian Snowsports Athletes

Australia’s wintersport athletes have continued their remarkable early norther...

December 18, 2023
World Snow Wrap December 15th - More Snow More Resorts Opening as We Head Towards the Busiest Time of the Year.

seen more snow and some epic powder days in the European Alps...

December 15, 2023
Weekly North America Forecast, December 14th – A Nice Dump For The North & South, But Wet, Warm Southerlies For The Sierras

a stalled cold front will deliver about 20-30cm to the southern Coastal Mountain...

December 14, 2023
Cardrona Announces New Lift and New Terrain for Winter 2025

which will make it the biggest commercial ski area in New Zealand....

December 14, 2023
Weekly Japan Forecast, December 14th – A Week fof Japowdermonium Ahead As a Duo Of Snowstorms Look Set To Get Japan Off To a Rocketing Start

heralding the start of the first big snowstorm. Temperatures and snowlines plumm...

December 14, 2023
The North Face Adventure Grant 2024 - Applications Close This Friday, December 15

The winning applicant will receive $8,000 to cover their expedition expenses...

December 13, 2023
2023-2024 Japanese Snow Season Outlook – Grasshopper's December Update

January through March is expected to be a little less stormy than usual in Japan...

December 13, 2023
Gear Guide - Victorinox Travel Luggage

Strength, durability, build quality, functionality, manoeuvrability and lightnes...

December 12, 2023
Reconnect - Featuring Pro Freeskiers Blake Marshall and Jenna Keller. Video

Kiwi freeskier Blake Marshall and his step sister Jenna Keller grew up skiing to...

December 11, 2023

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