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Winning a woman over with skis

The chocolate muffins are on steroids, the size of a moose's head with overflowing tops oozing cocoa. They sit next to puffed up apple...

Torah Bright signs with Thredbo

New South Wales ski resort Thredbo has today announced Australian snowboarding legend, Torah Bright, as the new face of the resort. “It’s so nice 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...

The Aussie who calls Treble Cone her home mountain

Big Mountain Freeride World Tour skier Nat Segal calls Treble Cone, New Zealand her winter home. Here she writes for snowsbest. I first started skiing...

Nine year old hucks cliffs for breakfast, hold the maple syrup

Rachael Oakes-Ash hits the powder with the coolest nine year old in snow town. Oskar Schultz is a happy little man. He woke on his ninth...

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...

Insider Guide to Wanaka: Sam Smoothy

Big man on the mountain, Freeride World Tour vice champion, Sam Smoothy has been spent every weekend and holiday at Wanaka since he was...

Words with Mike Douglas, part two

The Godfather of Freeskiing, Mike Douglas, is making a full length documentary and you can help him. Yesterday we chatted with Mike ‘The Godfather’ Douglas about free...

Words with Mike Douglas, part one.

SnowsBest sent Christie Hampton to talk all things free skiing, Olympics and new media with the Godfather of Freeskiing, Mike Douglas. If, for you, the...

Insiders guide to Jindabyne: Russ Henshaw

Jindabyne local, Russ Henshaw, moved to the lakeside town with his family when he was fifteen years old. The Australian Winter Olympian slopestyle skier...

Have we discovered the next Wells brothers?

These twins from New Zealand totally rock on snow. You won't believe they are only seven years old. Like the famous Wells Olympic brothers they...

Five minutes with Chris Anthony

The only name who has been in more Warren Miller films than Chris Anthony is Warren himself. Big mountain skier Chris Anthony has just backed...

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...

Bid for Sochi Silver Medalist David Morris

David Morris won the hearts of Australia when he won silver in the aerials at the Sochi Winter Olympics. Now you can win him. David...

They wore what? Fifteen ski/board outfits for the foolhardy

Every day is Halloween at a ski resort where anything goes, just add an outfit bought online and some schnapps.  Clearly some resorts sprinkle LSD...

Nat Segal’s guide to Jackson Hole

Australian big mountain skier and FWQ and FWT competitor, Nat Segal, skis year round. She calls Jackson Hole in Wyoming her happy place and...
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