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Why everyone needs to watch Scotty James Pipe Dream documentary

You'd be forgiven for thinking Pipe Dream is a documentary about snowboarding. After all the lead is 31-year-old Scotty James, four-time Winter Olympian with...

“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...

How to interpret the snow forecast according to your star sign

Whether you’re a spreadsheet-obsessed Virgo or a powder-hungry Aries, the snow forecast means something different to everyone. The weather app might say “25cm overnight with...

What’s with all the aggression in ski resorts right now from...

Is it just me or has skiing and snowboarding become an agro sport this season? It feels that every week there's a new level...

REAL TALK: Snow holiday travel with a toddler, is it worth...

I have to admit: they warned me. Every parent I spoke to said the same thing - that 18 months to 3 years is...

Medal blitz weekend for Aussie women in multiple snow sports

What a weekend for Australian snow sports, and what a weekend for women with multiple medals for our female athletes. First up, snowboarder Michaela Davis-Meehan...

Female ski jumper wins shampoo pack while male takes home $5000

Who says inequality in sport doesn't exist? Not seven-time world champion Katharina Schmid and two-time Winter Olympic silver medalist and the only ski jumper,...

We reckon there’s 9 types of ‘snow dads’ – which one...

The snow world is filled with fathers who were taught by their fathers who were taught by theirs. Step into the hallowed snow halls...

Let’s get real about the cost of skiing and snowboarding in...

The outrage this year that snow sports are, shock horror, expensive has gone next level across social and mainstream media in a world where...

The worst Australian skier/boarder behaviour has been named

What skier and boarder behaviour gives you the ick on the slopes of Australia? According to a recent survey from SnowSeasonCentral, the most common violation...

Happy Canada Day! 8 reasons you should love a Canadian today

Yes, yes, we know you gave the world Margaret Atwood, Ryan Gosling and Ryan Reynolds. We know that you've adopted Alexander Graham Bell as...

The cost-of-skiing crisis – overstocked Aldi a sign of the times?

Since 2008, it’s been a uniquely good-different phenomenon. Every year in mid-May, hordes of shoppers clamouring like wild animals outside grocery stores on a...

My hopes, dreams and guarantees for the southern ski season ahead

We're waxing lyrical when we should be waxing our skis and boards with just weeks, not months, to go until the 2024 ski season. This...

A tale of conquering fears on the steeps of Whistler with...

It was a perfect morning at Whistler Blackcomb. Bluebird, 10cm of new snow overnight. I watched the first skiers and riders drop in to...

MAVEN: the Aussie ski/board film inspiring women in the backcountry

You know it's ski season ahead when the snow films start making an appearance and this one is a corker to fuel the stoke. Divya...

The backcountry guide who survived a deadly snake bite (just)

Picture this. You're in remote outback Western Australia, white water rafting with new found friends, you've settled in to bed down for the night,...
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