Beating the Colorado blues
A tale of sitting still and finding Joy while travelling round the world
It's 4.00am and I'm battling the desire to fully awaken. My body is...
When ski town life leads to depression or worse
Few in search of paradise in ski towns think they will, instead, find the black dog lurking in the woods waiting to pounce and...
Peter & Peta Pan are alive in a ski town near...
If you're single and spent time in a ski town then chances are you have met Peter/Peta Pan.
Who wouldn't want to live in Never...
10 things you need to know before moving to a ski...
Some ski towns are smaller than others and they say you learn a lot about yourself when living in one.
I learnt one important thing...
Jindabyne anti violence campaign launches for après ski season
If you feel unsafe during après on snow holiday in Jindabyne this season then know the bar tenders have got your back.
The New South...
Finding your purpose in skiing and snowboarding
No, I haven't gone all religious and, no, the Mormons haven't got me since moving to Utah. I did, however, spend the day recently...
The seasonal struggle is real and how to combat the blues
Before I worked in ski resorts, I was a tourist in ski resorts. I saved for my ski holidays for ages. I had a...
After the snow has gone
I love you, but the season is over. Does your soul melt when the snow does or are you well and truly over it by...
Mick Fanning & Owen Wright release mental health video
DRAGON SOUTH PACIFIC RELEASE MENTAL HEALTH VIDEO FEATURING KEY DRAGON ATHLETE ROLE MODELS.
As part of National Mental Health Week (October 8 - 14, 2017)...
Why emotional health is as important as physical when skiing or...
Never underestimate the power of emotional fortitude on a ski hill. Why you should adapt your skiing to your emotional state.
Today I skied with...
The meaning of life is skiing or snowboarding
If you ski or snowboard then you know that moment when your body is in rhythm with the earth and you dance with nature...
Five ways skiing helps keep my head screwed on
Ten years ago, I’d never set foot in ski boots. Nine years ago, I spent Christmas in the French Alps and was baffled by...
Knowing when to stop skiing and snowboarding to save yourself
I'm tired. Scratch that. Exhausted. So exhausted my bones are crying. Not just my bones either, I literally sobbed into a drip filter coffee...
How Olympic medalist freeskier Gus Kenworthy has redefined ‘gay’
You can smell the male teenage testosterone long before you witness it in action at any ski resort terrain park. Rich white boys dressed...
Vail Resorts $2million mental health support for ski communities
Regular readers will know we are huge advocates of mental health support for ski towns and regularly write about the risks of depression for...
Are we really surprised by the cocaine epidemic in ski towns?
If you think ski towns are class A drug free then you're clearly living in la la land and not in the ski towns...
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