Avoiding ski and snowboard injuries
As fun as skiing and snowboarding can be, the injuries that can occur while practicing these sports can be quite serious.
The most common one...
Mental health fund launched for Vail Resorts communities
Today, Vail Resorts, Inc announced that Chief Executive Officer Rob Katz and his wife, Elana Amsterdam, have decided that the initial focus for their...
Talk to the foot – how to reduce ski boot pain
There's more to good ski feet than just your ski boots. Guillaume Tual offers tips to keep your ski feet happy.
Ah the joy of...
How to ski powder in Japan – tips from an instructor...
Powder. You love it or you hate it. You’re either cutting through waist-deep snow, hollering as you get the deepest turns of your life....
The ski program designed to create Olympians out of Interschoolers
Are your kids aged between seven and 18? Do they love competing in Interschools and ski in their sleep? Have we got the ultimate...
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...
5 BOSU Exercises for Skiing and Snowboarding
SnowsBest resident Fit2Ski guru, Guillaume Tual, talks us through the most powerful tool for training for the slopes, the Bosu.
You can't do proper ski...
What does being female in the snow industry mean to you?
NATALIA HAWK. Skier. Snow content producer.
I GREW UP an anxious kid, in a time where anxiety didn’t really exist. I wasn’t sporty, and most sports...
R U SNOWKAY? Mental health conversations we need to have
One day in April back in 2017 I lay on my couch in the shiny ski town of Park City in Utah and wondered...
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...
Getting high at home
You don't have to be up a mountain to feel the benefits of altitude training.
If you are planning on skiing in Europe and North...
How to use skiing/boarding to improve life resilience in 2020
As a skier or snowboarder, you have an advantage during this pandemic time. Plenty of people avoid the discomfort that comes with uncertainty, risk...
Skiing in your lounge room
Klaus Mair is a YouTube celebrity who critiques your skiing ability from the sofa.
The premise is simple. Video yourself skiing and send the video...
Call an ambulance, it’s time to get fit to ski
Why a week at a health retreat may be the best thing for you before you ski or snowboard.
Getting motivated to get fit to...
Wanted: Girl riders and skiers at Hotham in August and September
The crew at Hotham in Victoria are laying it on for the ladies in August and September this snow season with some rocking events,...
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...
