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Women of the mountain unite this Saturday at Cardrona

Yo, skiing and boarding girls, ladies, women, dames. This Saturday is your Saturday with Cardrona dedicating the mountain to you all. Yes, it is the second...

Medaling parents, what the world can learn from David Morris’ family

Belle Brockhoff's father releases ill timed attack on AOC & OWIA, while Shane and Margaret Morris show the world the meaning of team. Imagine wearing...

An Aussie’s guide to tipping in USA ski towns

Heading to the USA to ski? Then you need our tipping guide. Australians come from a land that actually pays a living wage and customer...

What the world can learn from Torah Bright

Ten reasons to follow Torah Bright for life. This was going to be a post about young girls and why they should look to Torah...

Kiwi Olympians blasted for being ‘on an expensive ski holiday’

Kiwi Olympians blasted by NZ Herald columnist for bombing spectacularly and daring to enjoy the Olympic experience. DEAR DANA YOU JUST DON'T GET IT. Dana...

Spit or swallow on the chairlift?

What's with the guy on the chairlift hacking his lungs out and spitting it out onto the snow slopes below... Chairlift etiquette is sorely lacking...

First chair, first rope drop, no friends – are you that...

Standing in the line for the first chairlift this morning at Telluride I realised I was THAT person. My skis were lined up at the...

Why I still choose to ski in Australia

Ben Carter could ski anywhere but he chooses to ski in Australia. Here's why. Just got off the phone with Kosciuszko Tourist Park, my parents...

An inside review of Burton Snowbroads at The Remarkables

I discovered The Burton Snowbroads and the Volkl Ski Queens clinic at the Remarkables in Queenstown New Zealand while googling 'snowboard clinics for females'....

10 new year resolutions for skiers and boarders

If you ski or snowboard and you're the kind to make New Year's resolutions then here's a list just for you for 2018. May...

What to do when your loved one doesn’t ski or snowboard…

I lived in ski resorts for many years in my 20s, and so had my pick of love interests with a built-in love of...

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....

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...

Skiers and snowboarders: stop dissing Australia!

In 2019, pre Covid, I kicked off my own Snowsbest Aussie Tour hitting up Perisher, Thredbo and Falls Creek. I hadn’t been in any...

The Aussie giving women a voice in the action sports world

Alexa Hohenberg is the Aussie behind 'Still Stoked' a website giving a voice to women in action sports. This is her success story. From...

6 actions skiers can take to help keep our snow

The effects of climate change have been discussed around me for years, and I have often participated in these discussions acting as though I...

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