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...
Five ways to stay healthy on a Telluride ski trip
Ski trips can be exhausting. All that, well, skiing or snowboarding, followed by apres drinks then more apres drinks. It can be hard to...
14 wellness retreats to get you ski and snowboard ready
You're between seasons and burnt out from the winter just gone but you have another one ahead waiting in the wings. You want to...
Pucker up to a ski instructor and read their lips
Ski instructors spend more time in the outdoor winter elements than most people. So when it comes to lip protection on the slopes your...
Two energy food recipes for skiers and boarders
Staying healthy and eating well at the snow isn't easy but with a little preparation it can be done.
Whole food chef Lee Holmes of...
Ski in, zen out: 6 winter wellness retreats for mountain lovers
I feel so relaxed, said no one ever after a ski holiday. It's exhausting, all that schussing, drinking, schlepping and fun. But there are...
How to save yourself and rescue others when caught in a...
It's a powder day after an overnight dump of fresh fluffy snow on top of days of powder falls previously. The snow has never...
5 tips to avoid back pain while on your ski holiday
It’s Friday afternoon and you're finalising the last details of a project you've been working overtime to finish. Your lower back and neck start...
Mogul skier, Britt Cox – when injury makes you a better...
“I just wanted to win,” I cried to my coach as I was lifted into the sled by six ski patrol. I couldn’t see...
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...
Mountain skin care tips for holidays at altitude
Who knew crocodiles could survive on mountain peaks? When I first moved to Colorado and then Utah I hid in fear that hunters would...
Eight easy ways to save your skin on the ski slopes
Feeling like a reptile mid winter? Scared to expose your skin to the elements? Follow these tips from our winter beauty editor, Shonagh Walker,...
ACL injuries are skiing’s curse- here’s what it took me to...
When it comes to injuries, three letters spell disaster for skiers.
The ACL – anterior cruciate ligament – keeps your knee stable when pivoting or...
“Help, I’ve done my knee” – managing the mental toll of...
The first time I did my knee back in 2008, when my MCL, meniscus and tibia plateau refused to come to the party with...
World first heli ski wellness retreat
New Zealand's luxury Aro-Ha Wellness Retreat on the shores of Lake Wakatipu in Glenorchy just upped the heli ski ante this southern winter by...
Five ways to protect and save your hair on ski holiday
Winter is a beast, no, really she is. One that sucks the life out of your hair with temperatures as cold as Kim Kardashian...
