Doping claim may hurt Russian status hopes
Russia could lose its chance in efforts to regain full Olympic status before the end of the Winter Games because of a doping charge...
What you don’t know about Australia’s Paralympians
Australia has an impressive winter paralympic medal history and our nation's athletes hope to add to the medal tally in Sochi.
We have some pretty...
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...
When the snow world comes to Australia
The world's best ski resorts visit Oz this month and you can meet them.
Some single names inspire images of deep powder, blue skies and...
Five days, a motorbike, a tent and FWT athlete Michaela Davis-Meehan
Everyone has their own travel style, if I had to describe mine, it would be “winging it!”
I’ve been travelling this way since I was...
VIDEO: The sit skier who conquered Corbet’s Couloir, Jackson Hole
Let us introduce you to Trevor Kennison, the bad ass sit skier who did the impossible. The man conquered the legendary sheer vertical drop...
Australian Ski and Snowboard Award nominees announced for 2019
Ski and Snowboard Australia (SSA) today announced the nominees for three categories in the lead up to the annual Australian Ski & Snowboard Awards...
Melissa Perrine’s resilience formed over a lifetime
They had never seen her ski before the PyeongChang Winter Paralympics, but Melissa Perrine's family are the least surprised of any by her medal-winning...
The Australian team heading to World Championships in Austria
Russ Henshaw, Torah Bright, Nate Johnstone, Belle Brockhoff and friends heading to Austria.
A team of twenty-one Australians, 10 men and 11 women, will mount...
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...
Scotty James takes silver in Calgary, wins World Cup Crystal Globe
Australian snowboarder Scotty James took silver at the FIS World Cup halfpipe season finale in Calgary today.
The Victorian snowboarder from Warrandyte remained undefeated this...
Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin
Name
Alex Pullin
Nickname
Chumpy
Age
30 years
Hometown
Mansfield
Home mountain
Mt Hotham
Discipline
Boarder Cross
Olympics
2010, 2014, 2018
Personal bests
Two FIS World Championship titles
Two overall Crystal Globe FIS World Cup titles
Gold FIS...
Segals on the Olympic sideline
How would you be feeling if your older sister was about to compete in her first Olympic Games? Nat Segal reports from Sochi before...
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...
Will Jackways nails the ultimate snow life
Move over top knot bush ranger bearded ski-psters, we could all learn something from snowboarder Will Jackways.
This laid back Kiwi from Wanaka reveals what...
Sochi hotel construction woes hit social media
The New York Times journalist, David Segal, posted an extensive piece exposing Sochi as a series of "unfinished hotels, half finished stores and a...
