Three week home workout plan to get fit for the slopes
You’re already thinking about bombing down Thredbo’s Supertrail or hiking up the backside of Guthega in Perisher. The only problem is that it’s been...
Weekend warrior or season worker, who gets more snow?
Who has it better The Weekend Warrior or the Seasonaire? Christie Hampton tells it like it is.
It’s a Friday afternoon in winter. An I.T consultant...
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...
Canadian ski resorts for kids
Got kids & want to ski Canada? We asked the editor of Holidays with Kids Ski & Snowboard Magazine, Hilary Doling, for her top...
Avoiding ski and snowboard injuries
As fun as skiing and snowboarding can be, the injuries that can occur while practicing these sports can be quite serious.
The most common one...
The best hot chocolate in the history of hot chocolate
Everyone knows hot chocolate is the panacea for thigh burn, skier/snowboard fatigue and weary kids with sore toes.
But not all hot chocolates are created...
Words with Mike Douglas, part two
The Godfather of Freeskiing, Mike Douglas, is making a full length documentary and you can help him.
Yesterday we chatted with Mike ‘The Godfather’ Douglas about free...
Words with Mike Douglas, part one.
SnowsBest sent Christie Hampton to talk all things free skiing, Olympics and new media with the Godfather of Freeskiing, Mike Douglas.
If, for you, the...
So you want to be a snow reporter?
Fancy a life in front of the camera, behind the camera or forecasting snow online? Yvette Maurice talks to three of Australia's best.
You hear...
Eighteen must have tips for skiing with kids
Got the skis, poles, glove and lift passes… forgotten the kids. Yep, co-ordinating children and snow can be tricky. Hilary Doling reports.
Here are 18...
The ultimate guide to buying a snowboard
Jeremy Saunders cuts through the marketing hype to give you all you need to know for your big purchase.
There is a huge amount of information,...
How to survive a family ski trip without killing the kids
Planning a ski trip with children can be stressful, expensive and logistically challenging.
If you're heading to the snow with kids for the first time...
Rent or buy? The ski/snowboard dilemma
Guest blogger Christie Hampton contemplates whether to buy or rent this winter.
We get it. There’s nothing quite like peeling back the plastic on 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...
How to quench your cravings for snow
Christie Hampton reveals where to find the next best thing to a ski or snowboard fix while you wait for winter.
Autumn is a fickle...
Why you need to ski/board in Korea now
Fourteen Korean resorts in fourteen days in the year twenty fourteen. That's a big ask but if anyone can do it, Kyle Hughes from...
