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Everything skiers and snowboarders need to know to be fit to ski, prevent injury and stay healthy for the slopes.

Why we’ve been managing skier ACL injuries all wrong

The dreaded ACL rupture has long been considered a season ender for skiers and snowboarders, requiring surgery then lengthy rehab. It is often catastrophised in...

New ski and snowboard retreats in Japan for burnt out busy...

Feeling stressed, overwhelmed? If you think a bit of time on-snow may be just what the doctor ordered for a burnout cure - you're...

Best southern hemi ski/board camps for like minded people

From women-only to backcountry, and everything in between, there’s an improvement program out there for everyone and every style of riding. Find your like-minded...

Five northern hemisphere women’s ski and board improvement camps

It’s no secret that female identifying skiers and boarders thrive in the supportive community of other like-minded women. It's also no secret that resorts around...

How to powder ski – five tips from a top instructor...

Powder skiing, there's nothing like it. Once you "get it", you get it, and you won't want anything else. But getting comfortable in powder can...

5 unique ski and board improvement camps in the northern hemi

Feeling like you could improve some of those snow skills? Why not combine your snow holiday with an improvement camp and address the challenges blocking...

Sizeism, eating disorders and body image in the snow sports world

Sizeism is well and truly alive in the (snow) world. Ask any body that does not fit the one height, one width, one shape...

These tips could save a life (yours) on the slopes this...

As the powder froth hits for another winter we can expect to see the steady flow of injured skiers being stretchered off the resort...

How skiing became my happy place and saved my mental health

Standing on the edge of couloir, tips over the edge, working out my line — from the run out and safe stop at the...

5 reasons to hit up New Zealand for a ski improvement...

So you're thinking about a ski improvement camp. You've heard about them, maybe seen them offered at your favourite ski resort; but you're not...

5 exercises from a Winter Olympian to get you fit to...

As the snow season looms closer, uh, hello, Saturday, so too does the harsh reality that maybe your ski or snowboarding fitness isn’t at...

Help! “Am I the only one who’s forgotten how to ski...

It's happened. The days of COVID lockdowns and travel restrictions seem to be behind us. As a Queenslander, I'm finally free to roam between...

Best ski and board improvement camps in Australia + NZ this...

Snow has fallen early and with the on and off starts of the Aussie ski season for the last two years, it finally feels...

Water workouts to get you ski and snowboard fit fast

Water workouts - a form of exercise used by USA Olympic ski legend Lindsey Vonn - are a great way of getting in shape...

What a ski physio can personally tell you about pain and...

On a bluebird Monday morning in late August just after the last big dump of a season in Australia, my colleague and I were...

How skiing and snowboarding brings mindful life moments

“I am so happy”. Four words I haven’t said much in 2021. Words reserved only for intimate moments with those who move my soul, in...

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