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...
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,...
Belle Brockhoff and Andrew Wishart at Mt Buller for beyondblue
Olympic snowboarder and beyondblue Ambassador Belle Brockhoff will be raising awareness of depression and anxiety at Mt Buller on Saturday August 8, as part...
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...
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...
Meditate, snowboard or sex?
Phil Watt reveals why skiing and snowboarding is as good for you as both meditation and sex.
Regardless if we board or ski, there are...
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...
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...
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...
When the snow heals
When troubled teenagers meet the snow.
The rain has been falling for a good few hours. It is cold, even colder when the wind hits...
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...
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...
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...
How skiing can make you a better leader in the workplace
It’s my first week back at the office after some rest and relaxation from a three-week skiing vacation.
In between gliding through groomers, dodging trees...
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...
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...