Now you can travel to all your favourite and bucket list ski and snowboard destinations around the world from the comfort of your own home (or office). 

The annual Snow Travel Expo has gone virtual in 2020 with an online Snow Traveller Talk series launching today with locals from the best resorts in the world revealing all their secrets. 

Access 60 different resorts, destinations, travel wholesalers and more over six days and then be inspired to plan your next winter escape when borders open and snow travel resumes.  

The concept is simple. Peruse the Snow Travel Expo website, choose the Snow Traveller Talks of interest and hit “add to calendar” for a reminder of when your chosen talk or destination goes live this week. 

Then watch when they launch or save them for a time that suits you and remember to tune in to view exclusive short ski films including AIZU and Western Faces.

CANADA, November 24 and 25

Check in with the big mountain experts at Big White, SilverStar, Panorama, Revelstoke, Ski Big3, Red Mountain, Whistler, Sun Peaks, Marmot Basin, Fernie, Kicking Horse and Kimberley as well as Vancouver. Plus Yellowknife and The Yukon for a northern lights side trip.

JAPAN, November 26 and 27
Find out why Japan lives up to the hype and hear from locals from Hakuba, Nozawa, Shiga Kogen, Myoko Kogen, Aizu, Kiroro, Hokkaido, Tohoku as well as Kanazawa.

USA, November 28

Photo credit: Solitude, Utah.
UTAH, USA, it’s the place to be with copious ski resorts, metres and metres of powder, small towns, big towns, old school, new school and side trips galore. Get the lowdown on everything you need to know about Utah so you can plan ahead. 

Rest of the world on November 29

Did we mention Australia? Antarctica? Korea? Kashmir? We should have. You’ll find them all online on November 29 including Thredbo and Mt Buller. 

But wait there’s more

Hear from all your favourite travel wholesalers including Ski Max, Travelplan, MySnow Holidays, Ski Holidays and Tours, Mogulski World, Japan Powder Culture Tours, Prince Snow Resorts, Hoshino Resorts, Whiteroom Tours, Japan Powder Ski Holidays, Blue Powder Travel and Ski Travel Company. Add ANA and Air Canada and you’re set for all your holiday needs.

Plus watch exclusive film premieres (AIZU) and The North Face Western Faces film as well as snippets from the snow road from The Snow Chef to keep you stoked for when we can travel again.

AIZU film premiere

Japan lovers will adore the new Aizu short film that premieres this week. Aizu tells the story of the local Fukushima snow community through the eyes of two Japanese snowboarders Futa and Hiroki and unearth their journey since the 2011 Tohoku Tsunami and nuclear accident. Meet the cinematographer, Mattias Evangelista, and be the first to view this sweet short film.

Need to know

Check out the Snow Travel Expo website, hit up the destination you want to know more about, add it to your calendar and get a reminder when it goes live. Easy as.
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