Yukigassen (雪合戦) is a snowball fighting-competition from Japan. Today there are annual tournaments in Sobetsu, Hokkaidō in Japan, Kemijärvi in Finland, Vardø in Norway, Mount Buller, Victoria in Australia, Luleå in Sweden, and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in Canada.
The word Yukigassen consists of the Japanese words yuki (snow) and kassen (battle). Hence Yukigassen means snow(ball) battle.
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Yukigassen is a game between two teams with seven players each. The game is played on a court with certain measurements, and the winner is determined through rules made by the Japan Yukigassen Federation.[1] It is similar to capture the flag; players are eliminated when hit with snowballs. Players wear hockey helmets with face shields, and a set number of snowballs (90) are made in advance.[2]
Here is a list of medal winners in the second Swedish championship, held in Luleå in 2011
Gold Medal Team LTU/Backyard Porsön
Silver medal Cockroaches/Exchange Students Team
Bronze medal I & Co
Here is a list of medal winners in the first Swedish Championship, held in Luleå in 2010
Gold Medal Team LTU/Backyard Porsön
Silver medal I & Co
Bronze medal Gefle Snow Warriors
Here is a list of the medal winners in the European Nordic Tournament in Vardø in 2007
Gold Medal Hiawatha (Norwegian)
Silver medal IL Tempo Gigante (Norwegian)
Bronze medal KP 55 (Finnish)
Here is a list of the medal winners in the Nordic Tournament in Vardø in 2006:
Gold: Lapin Peurat (Finnish)
Silver: KP 55 (Finnish)
Bronze: Små Rasmus etterkommere (Norwegia
Here is a list of the medal winners in the Nordic Tournament in Vardø in 2005:
Gold: Små Rasmus etterkommere (Norwegian)
Silver: Hiawatha (Norwegian)
Bronze: KP 55 (Finnish)