First all female heli ski guide team at CMH in Canada...
CMH Heli Skiing are the founding commercial heli skiing operation that started a global industry in Canada back in 1965. And for that, we...
Why I didn’t stick to the plan, a backcountry lesson we...
No one likes rain on their parade. That’s particularly true when the parade you envisioned was a string of your favourite snowsbesties, all happily...
Europe’s best ski resorts for off-piste and backcountry skiing
Europe is brimming with ski resorts like nowhere else on earth. Mountains throughout France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy (and beyond) have for centuries been crossed...
Snow etiquette: how not to be a dick in the backcountry...
When 2021 lockdowns came to the Snowy Mountains, staff and locals headed to the hills for their allotted exercise. Although the resort lifts lay...
How to tell if your backcountry guide might kill you (or...
Nothing inspires a backcountry ski trip like historic early-season snowfall after two years of pandemic resort closures. It’s enough to make us call in...
Australian Ski Patrol Association release backcountry safety short film
With more and more skiers and boarders heading into the backcountry of Australia, the Australian Ski Areas Association has together with the Australian Ski...
Why you need to join Australia’s Mountain Safety Collective this winter
Following trends from overseas, backcountry participation in Australia has been growing year on year and shows no signs of slowing down.
In the era of...
Coolest backcountry adventures in Australia and NZ this winter
Want to shred deep powder without fighting in queues for first lifts this winter? Of course you do.
Then you've come to the right place...
Black Diamond release three part avalanche safety video series
Black Diamond athlete, Mike Barney, has been a ski guide for almost 20 years and spends nine months of the year guiding in the...
TNF snowboarder Michaela Davis Meehan talks freeriding
Aussie, Michaela Davis Meehan, is known for her big mountain snowboarding and her Freeride World Tour podiums.
She made the move from park to big...
Why hiring a guide matters when skiing and boarding the backcountry
I don’t know how many times I have resisted the urge to hire a guide when heading out for the first time into unfamiliar...
Six key backcountry elements to consider before heading out
With limited avalanche terrain in Australia, we are lucky to have a relatively safe alpine playground, but that’s not to say things don’t happen...
The Aussie steep skiing film that impressed a jaded snow world
Making a film takes time. Making a ski film takes even more. The idea for even a short ski film may take years from...
Two skiers just conquered this couloir on Cradle Mountain Tasmania
Ben Armstrong and Shaun Mittwollen are back adventure skiing again in Tasmania thanks to the most recent snow falls last weekend.
The skiers are already...
Tips from a guide for first time Aussie backcountry skiers/boarders
With limited lift tickets on offer in 2020 and pandemic restrictions to resort operations, many Australian skiers and snowboarders will be considering their first...
NZ’s next level cat skiing – with a side of Amisfield...
There's something about Soho Basin, the wide rolling basins of premium untouched snow behind Cardrona on New Zealand's South Island. With spectacular mountain views...
