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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...

Beijing Winter Olympic test events cancelled due to Covid-19

The Beijing 2022 Organising Committee have announced the cancellation of scheduled test events this northern season for the 2022 Winter Olympics. The IOC and IPC...

The Aussie giving women a voice in the action sports world

Alexa Hohenberg is the Aussie behind 'Still Stoked' a website giving a voice to women in action sports. This is her success story. From...

Adrenaline, depression and death in the snow world

Hilaree Nelson (nee O'Neill) and Mike Douglas know first hand the impact of adrenal highs and lows, death and grief in the world of the extreme...

Australia takes another World Cup gold

Renee McElduff became only the sixth Australian women’s aerial skier to record a World Cup win when she captured gold in Lake Placid, USA,...

Locals that Love Chamonix – Nat Segal

Big mountain elite athlete, Nat Segal is a Chamonix transplant. This is her love story. In 2008 I stumbled upon Chamonix. I never intended to...

Kiwi Alice Robinson beats Mikaela Shiffrin, wins FIS World Cup GS

New Zealand ski racer Alice Robinson has started her 2019/20 season on a high, winning the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup Giant Slalom in...

Shaun White buys into Mammoth & Big Bear Mountain

Olympic gold medal winning snowboarder and X Games medal winning record holder, Shaun White, has handed over a seven figure cheque and bought a...

When women in action sports are not pretty

Former pro snowboarder, qualified heli guide and founder of StillStoked.com Alexa Hohenberg, writes for SnowsBest on female athletes in the action sports world and...

Aussie teen Valentino Guseli breaks Shaun White’s halfpipe record

Aussie snowboard teen legend, Valentino Guseli, sure is having a killer season. First he takes top score in the qualifiers for the LAAX Open in...

7 nasty women of skiing, just because

All hail these nasty women who can ski better than your average bad ass hombre.  Lindsey Vonn There is no doubt on earth that Vonn is...

Scoring first chair on Perisher’s new Freedom Chairlift

Perisher's Freedom Chairlift at Guthega opened today and SnowsBest got the first chair. Yesterday was the day of the season so far with up to...

Meanwhile in the Victorian backcountry this happened

Get ready to go green (with envy) as a crew of five hit the backcountry of Victoria. Maer Snowboard ambassadors Matt and Mitch with...

Kiwi Alice Robinson wins FIS Giant Slalom World Cup final, makes...

Queenstown New Zealand local athlete, Alice Robinson, has finished her World Cup ski racing 2021 season on a high, claiming first place at the...

Who is that behind Scotty James?

Twenty three year old Tim James is more than just Scotty James' older brother. He's also the man charged with FIS World Champion halfpipe...

Is this the scariest line ever skied?

We already know Cody Townsend can ski. Now he's skied through a mountain's crack in remote Alaska and lived to tell the tale. This wicked...

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