Easing kids into ski school without tears, or at least tantrums
Skiing as a family is the best – fresh air, the great outdoors and the excitement of discovering and enjoying magnificent snow-covered towns and...
When hitchhiking in the snow goes horror wrong
My friend and I were hitchhiking from one ski hill to another. Naturally our topic of conversation, as we stood at the road side...
How to survive spring and live to ski another season
The resorts are quieter, seasonnaires have less work stress and more time to ski and board, the sun is out and we all want...
A self heating base layer to protect you from the cold
SnowsBest sent Adie Robertson to the Australian ski resorts to review the AVADE self heating base layer.
Asked to test-drive an innovative hightech heated base...
The most expensive private lift passes in the whole wide snow...
A lot of us spend our free time and available dollars hucking across the globe in search for fresh powder. Cold beer, warm ramen,...
First world instructor problems
Aaaah, ski and snowboard instructing. One minute you’re taking #myoffice selfies to post on Instagram on a stunning day and feeling smugger than a cat...
An ode to ski instructors
Ben Rourke wanted to be a ski instructor, then he did the course and now he knows better.
When I first saw Thredbo’s famous Austrian boys...
When ski bums find a career
Snow sports instructors are widely considered to be ski bums; snow nuts that chase winter around the world for seasons on end in search...
10 things sit skiing has taught me about life
Sit skiing has taught Kate Swain, 25, a lot about life, both how she approaches it and how to live it. A country girl from...
Which is better for Australians, the Epic or Ikon Pass?
In case you missed the memo, multi-day lift tickets are so 2014.
No serious skier walks up to the ticket window and forks out $300-plus...
How to predict the coming southern winter season snowfall…
Can't decide where to book for the upcoming ski season? Have you asked the moon? How about your next door neighbours dog? Sam Pullos...
Seven reasons why skiing in Australia rocks
Sophie Deutsch reminds us all why skiing in Australia is always worth it.
Our global ski and snowboard friends may laugh and shake their head...
20 questions answered for intermediate snowboarders
Before we get into it, you must be wondering: What's an intermediate snowboarder? In Snow Sports Schools we generally consider intermediates to be a...
3 snowboards + 3 accessories = your snowboard life sorted
Erica Weston from Crashtestbunny.org gives her pick for snowboading laydeez this winter.
Take one of these boards and all of these accessories out on the...
Two ski resorts in Japan you haven’t heard of, but should
In 15 years the ‘aroma’ of Japanese snow has gone from a far-off frontier powder dream to an accessible, affordable option. Despite this, few...
Whip it good! Neck injuries and pain on the slopes
Catching the Kosciuszko chair up over Friday Flat in Thredbo yesterday I watched the familiar sight of beginner snowboarders making their falling leaves and...
