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 [...]

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 [...]

Drew Jolowizc, deep turns in the Nozawa during the La Nina winter in January 2023. Photo; Dylan Robinson Mountainwatch | The Grasshopper With the Australian snow season not as memorable as we might’ve hoped we now turn our gaz [...]

Night skiing at Coronet Peak.  Photo: NZSki.com Mountainwatch | Travel Queenstown is known as the fun and adventure capital of the world and in winter you can add snow, taking it to another level. It’s must-visit destination t [...]

The Remarkables on a powder day is  something special and climate drivers are pointing to cold temps and regular top-ups for the 2024 season. Photo: NZSki.com Mountainwatch | The Grasshopper As we reach the tail-end of autumn, [...]

Fresh tracks in Treble Cone – an enticing reason to head to Wanaka this winter. Photo: Treble Cone Mountainwatch | Matt Wiseman As temperatures drop and the softer autumn light takes hold our thoughts turn to winter with finge [...]

Drew Jolowizc deep in the trees at Ani, one of the Tohoku’s powder-filled resorts. Photo: Dylan Robinson Sponsored content Mountainwatch | Jimmy Williams Tohoku is the northern most region of Japan’s main island, Honshu, con [...]

Calico restaurant, the heartbeat of Bali’s surf scene, is set to blaze a trail of good times with the grand openings of two new locations in Japan’s snowboarder paradise – and just in time for winter. Following t [...]

Kicking Horse on its opening day last weekend with some deep turns at higher elevations. It and other BC resorts should see a small 5-15cms top-up tomorrow. Phtoto: Kicking Horse Mountain Resort Mountainwatch | TheGrasshopper Wri [...]

Plenty of fun terrain in Soho Basin’s open bowls Mountainwatch | Press Release Wanaka, NZ, Dec 14, 2023: Skiing and snowboarding in New Zealand is about to get a whole lot bigger. Cardrona Alpine Resort’s is officially addin [...]

Bluebird pow day in Niseko last winter. Will we see similar days this season? Photo: Niseko United Mountainwatch | The Grasshopper The past month has been an unsettled one in Japan, where an anomalous southwest flow has brought [...]

Now in the Northern hemisphere What a start to the season it’s been! With a number of resorts across Japan and North America already receiving record November snow fall: It’s never too early to start planning your Sout [...]