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Backcountry Hakuba with Steve Lee – and two Everest legends

Fresh powder snow. It’s the mystical magic gift of nature that many seasoned skiers and boarders dream of. The reality however is that genuine...

Life lessons learned – when snow life is amazing and snow...

When I was aged 20 years my dad died after a long battle with cancer. Fast forward 25 years and my niece, aged 19, watched...

When coffee and USA ski fields don’t mix

I've been in the USA now for almost 8 months living in Colorado's ski towns and travelling to Utah, Wyoming, California and British Columbia...

Ski or board backcountry alone? Don’t be an idiot

A season of tree well deaths and avalanches burying solo skiers & riders  reinforces why you should never ski off piste alone. I am amazed how...

Vail Resorts commit to zero footprint by 2030

Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) today announced that the Company will aggressivelypursue a comprehensive sustainability commitment, called “Epic Promise for a Zero Footprint”....

Why snow sports are integral to combating climate change

Renata Hercok contemplates climate change and the ski resorts we call home.  Snow sports, like all sports, are more than the sum of their parts....

Five Aussie snow bloggers to follow this winter

If you're looking for unique spins on the Australian and New Zealand ski seasons then don't go past this bunch of snow bloggers.  Just bookmark...

Dear IOC we need to talk about Torah and Sarah

Sarah Burke's death went to the heart of the freestyle ski and snowboard community but the IOC doesn't want to see her name. It started...

Peter and Peta Pan are alive in a ski town near...

If you're single and spent time in a ski town then chances are you have met Peter/Peta Pan. But then, who wouldn't want to live...

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...

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...

Krystle Wright has the job you want

Imagine traveling the world in search of adventure and being paid for it. Adventure photographer, Krystle Wright, does just that. Here's how. My first memory...

How Treble Cone got it so wrong and the people got...

Remember that logo Treble Cone revealed last month? The one that looked like a folded napkin on the 4th of July? Well, it's been...

How the face of skiing/boarding will change this southern season

The rumours are swirling as ski resorts on both sides of the ditch spend no doubt countless hours in Zoom strategy meetings, covering all...

The Australian price of powder for all

Are you willing to sacrifice another culture in search of powder? Sam Pullos reveals his beef with the Australian few killing it for everyone. The...

What I wish I knew before I became a snowboard instructor

If you've ever thought, "I want to become a snowboard instructor" it's probably because you imagine powder riding every day and partying every night....

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