20 questions answered for intermediate snowboarders
Before we get into it, you must be wondering: What's an intermediate snowboarder? In Snow Sports Schools we generally consider intermediates to be a...
How Olympic medalist freeskier Gus Kenworthy has redefined ‘gay’
You can smell the male teenage testosterone long before you witness it in action at any ski resort terrain park. Rich white boys dressed...
When it’s the skier not the skis that are fat
Oh yes, I just went there. Why is it cooler to have fat skis than a fat butt? One size snow pants do not...
First chair, first rope drop, no friends – are you that...
Standing in the line for the first chairlift this morning at Telluride I realised I was THAT person.
My skis were lined up at the...
Skiing during a pandemic: where do seasonal snow workers go from...
I was in New York when COVID-19 really hit. It was overnight, as many others have also said. One day, Trump was on CNN...
Public tears for personal pain at the Winter Olympics
I've seen my share of tears at this Winter Olympics and there are still nine days to go.
As a ski journalist I am privileged...
Gratitude is attitude – snow worries in Australia
Skiing and snowboarding problems are first world problems. How gratitude has made the Australian ski fields a better place.
Imagine being an Australian ski resort...
The photographer behind one of Instagram’s most coveted adventure handles
SnowsBest chats with photographer Sarah Hatton, the name behind @ISO100_PHOTOGRAPHY the outdoor loving Instagram account with over 172 000 followers.
Sarah Hatton grew up in...
Trust me, powder panic is real and it’s relative
Earlier this season on a 70 centimetre powder day I ventured out for first chair at Deer Valley ski resort in Utah.
Park City locals...
After the snow has gone – when the season ends
When I was little I used to act. Some would say I still do. Every year I would audition for the school play or...
Ski, board and snow jargon translator for first timers
You're at the snow and you hear face shot so you pull out your phone to take a selfie. You ask people what time...
Thredbo first Aussie snow resort powered by renewable energy
Thredbo released a statement today that the resort "in an Australian snow industry first" now has all major resort operations powered by renewable energy.
Thredbo...
Fashion Critical’s hilarious review of Miu Miu’s snow wear collection
So the playful farshun folk at Prada's Miu Miu label in Italy went ahead and used Cortina Ski Resort in the Dolomites to hold...
The meaning of life is skiing or snowboarding
If you ski or snowboard then you know that moment when your body is in rhythm with the earth, and you dance with nature...
Rewriting Lydia Lassila’s headline
Dual-Olympic medallist Lydia Lassila’s career came to an unceremonious end in Pyeongchang after she failed to qualify for the final of the women’s aerials...
A tale of conquering fears on the steeps of Whistler with...
It was a perfect morning at Whistler Blackcomb. Bluebird, 10cm of new snow overnight. I watched the first skiers and riders drop in to...
