Knowing when to stop skiing and snowboarding to save yourself
I'm tired. Scratch that. Exhausted. So exhausted my bones are crying. Not just my bones either, I literally sobbed into a drip filter coffee...
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....
Five things guaranteed to happen this Australian ski season
With a month to go until ski and snowboard season in Australia, forecasters are making stabs in the dark about the winter snow falls...
When parents fail at kids ski school, hilarity ensues…
Kids say the darndest things, I once had a conversation with a child on a lesson that went as such -
Me: What would you...
Tinder in a snowstorm
That one time social media and online dating saved my lonely life in a snow storm.
If there's one thing I have learnt while living...
11 step survival guide to northern season without skiing or boarding
Maybe you were trying to save money. Maybe you didn't have enough annual leave. Maybe, in a fit of goodwill, you agreed to go...
21 things snowboard instructors really really don’t want you to do
The life of a snowboard instructor is a fun one, but it comes with its own challenges and most of those challenges are predictably,...
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...
8 things you didn’t know about MissSnowItAll
Am I really going to write about myself in third person? God, no. Here's 7 things you didn't know about MissSnowItAll, oops, I mean,...
Ski, board and snow jargon translator for first timers
You're at the snow and you hear face shot so you pull out your phone to take a selfie. You ask people what time...
Help! “Am I the only one who’s forgotten how to ski...
It's happened. The days of COVID lockdowns and travel restrictions seem to be behind us. As a Queenslander, I'm finally free to roam between...
I skied Japan before you did, no really, I did
After 10 days skiing in Japan for the first time in almost a decade, one thing has become obvious. Everyone skied Japan before I...
Is Scotty James the funniest snowboarder ever created?
I have a confession to make. I just lost an hour of my life on snowboarder Scotty James' Instagram account. An hour I was...
10 Signs You’re an Aussie Skier/Boarder Abroad
It's no secret that us Aussies love our snow sports and will travel far and wide to do it. You'll find us swamping Japan...
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...
To all the ski pants I have loved before
I have 31 days to fit into my ski pants. Not that I am counting.
It is a familiar struggle that comes round every year....