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Once-in-20-Years Snowfall Sets the Stage for Niseko’s 2025 Season
Niseko’s Just Getting Started! As we gear up to welcome 2025, Niseko is already celebrating with one of its best early-season snow starts in years! By December 17th, the area had recorded an incredible 142cm of snow—its [...]
Hakuba Snowfall at a 10-Year High, Christmas Storm to Bring Even More Snow!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… …for shredders across Japan, as ski resorts nationwide are off to an absolute flyer! While Niseko continues to make headlines with their heaviest snowfall in decades, Honshuâ [...]
Catch The First Tracks: 2025 New Zealand Early Birds Have Arrived!
Nothing beats a New Zealand ski holiday… except securing the best deal by getting in early! Following on from an epic season with plenty of snow and unlimited breathtaking mountain vistas, demand for the 2025 season in both [...]
La Niña Serves Up Early, Plentiful Fresh Powder To Japan!
La Niña is already delivering the goods with colder temperatures and consistent snowfall – the taps are on full blast with no signs of slowing down anytime soon. As we head into the season, the numbers are already looking [...]
Grasshopper’s North American 2024-2025 Snow Season Outlook, November Update
Even a weak La Nina is good news for resorts in British Columbia, with expected above average precipitation, below average temps and more days like this in Whistler Blackcomb. Photo Whistler/Blackcomb Mountainwatch | The Grassho [...]
2024-2025 North American Snow Season Outlook
What La Niña Could Mean for Some of Our Favourite Resorts Cold, smoke powder in Fernie, BC during a La Nina winter in December 2021. Photo: Steve Reed Mountainwatch | The Grasshopper We’ve recently seen a few early snowfalls [...]