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 snowboarding gets you through the tough times
How snowboarding got one transgender woman through the toughest times of her life. Dale Sheridan shares her story with SnowsBest.com.
Throughout the 34 years of my life,...
After the snow has gone – when the season ends
When I was little I used to act. Some would say I still do. Every year I would audition for the school play or...
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...
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...
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...
Adrenaline, depression and death in the snow world
Hilaree Nelson (nee O'Neill) and Mike Douglas know first hand the impact of adrenal highs and lows, death and grief in the world of the extreme...
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...
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...
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...
Peter and 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.
But then, who wouldn't want to live...
Jackson Hole mindful camp to make you a better skier or...
Jackson Hole just upped the ante on their already rocking multi day ski and snowboard camps. For many mindfulness isn't new and the need...
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...
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...
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...
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...
