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Know Your Snow – 5 of the Best Snow Forecasting Sites...

Scared of sleeping through the next powder day? Looking for the snowiest weekend jaunt? Keeping track of snow conditions can be a pain, particularly...

Keen to go backcountry? Time to splitboard

Splitboarding the snowy mountains backcountry is the new black. Don't get left behind, writes Phil Watt. As Australia’s snow traffic increases, more and more snowboarders are...

20 things you didn’t know about ski/snowboard instructors

From code yellows & code browns to being ridiculously good looking, Alex Parsons spills the beans on what it's really like being a ski...

Surviving Rogers Pass, the coveted (and deadly) backcountry in Canada

In the center of Glacier National Park, lies Rogers Pass, a high mountain highway that is becoming one of the most celebrated backcountry skiing...

How to survive a family ski trip without killing the kids

Planning a ski trip with children can be stressful, expensive and logistically challenging. If you're heading to the snow with kids for the first time...

10 coffee dens in Tokyo for skiers heading to Japan

Coffee snobs skiing in Japan will be rewarded with the country's new third wave coffee obsession. Andy Solo goes in search of ten of...

Snow memories: what’s your family’s snow story?

The snow and I did not get on at all on our first date. It was on a school excursion from Bega High, a...

First world instructor problems

Aaaah, ski and snowboard instructing. One minute you’re taking #myoffice selfies to post on Instagram on a stunning day and feeling smugger than a cat...

That one time I went sit skiing for the first time

Life can be challenging at the best of times. When it incorporates a high level spinal injury and an inability to feel or move...

5 Bodyweight Exercises for Skiing

Our resident Fit2Ski guru, personal trainer Guillaume Tual, gives you the lowdown on the best bodyweight exercises you can do at home or the...

5 tips to avoid back pain while on your ski holiday

It’s Friday afternoon and you're finalising the last details of a project you've been working overtime to finish. Your lower back and neck start...

Why are so many skiers getting lost in the mountains?

What's with all the skiers and boarders 'getting lost' and needing rescue this season?  Sam pullos reveals tips to save your snow life should...

Who really did the snow stunts in these Hollywood films?

Ever wonder who’s behind some of the movie’s biggest ski scenes? Well, most of the time its kick-ass skiers and boarders not Hollywood actors....

Single and ready to chairlift mingle

SnowsBest sent a guy and a girl to Coronet Peak's Chairlift Date Night to find love. this is what they came back with. You might...

Is there a gender fear difference in skiing? Danielle Brooke thinks...

Having been a ski instructor for a long time, I have observed many women anxiously approach skiing and experience fear even on the gentlest...

7 dynamic ski exercises to get you fit for the slopes

Think your exercise routine works for skiing? Think again. Squats, lunches, planks and push ups won't cut it. Ski fitness expert Guillaume Tual explains. Each...

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