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Mt Ruapehu ski field in New Zealand bans smoking

There’s nothing like breathing that fresh mountain air on the slopes of Mt Ruapehu, it's one of the treats of the ski and snowboard...

Now for the REAL opening ski season weekend in Australia

Australia's major ski resorts are all opening for business this weekend after a snow storm has dumped close to half a metre already with...

Kiwi Alice Robinson wins FIS World Cup silver behind Mikaela Shiffrin

Queenstown based alpine skier, Alice Robinson, has won her first FIS World Cup podium at the age of seventeen today at the FIS World...

Backcountry ski and board festival returns to Hotham this September

The Victorian Backcountry Festival is back for a second year and will be held at Hotham on September 7 and 8 this winter. The Backcountry...

You can buy this ski lodge in Japan for less than...

Hand round the hat, dear snow lovers, there's an opportunity in Japan for you to live your best life as the master/mistress of your...

Thredbo release their global season pass pricing for 2020

  Thredbo released three season pass products this week for 2019 summer and 2020 winter seasons.  This year they are offering a lowest available price guarantee...

Skiers and snowboarders: stop dissing Australia!

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

Visitors to Jindabyne ordered to leave before Saturday due to bushfires

The tourist leave zone for Snowy Monaro has been extended to Jindabyne, Crackenback, Adaminaby, and Cabramurra as dangerous bushfire conditions are forecast for this...

Photos: Selwyn Snow Resort decimated by bushfire, vow to rebuild

Selwyn Snow Resort in Australia's alpine region revealed yesterday they had been damaged by the devastating bushfires that ravaged the region on the weekend. Today...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison offers Australia’s 2020 ski season a lifeline

The Australian Prime Minister, concerned his most devoted constituents are hurting, has offered a lifeline to the nation's ski resorts with funding to install...

Scotty James and Laura Peel win joint Athlete of the Year

Crystal Globe winners, snowboarder Scotty James and aerial skier Laura Peel, were today named the joint winners of the Olympic Athlete of the Year...

The Aussie après ski brand making global snow waves

Gabi Robertson and Julie Bourke are long time ski buddies, local to the Snowy Mountains in Australia. Their friendship is cemented by a mutual...

How to have the best Hotham holiday without the chairlifts

Who needs a chairlift to have fun in Hotham for the next weeks? Not you, no, not you. Because while the ski lift company is...

Mt Buller to stay open past July 12, during Melbourne lockdown

While Hotham and Falls Creek have chosen to close ski lift operations until at least August 19, Buller Ski Lifts have announced today they...

Covid Public Health Orders breached in Snowy Mountains this weekend

It's a trying time in Victorian and New South Wales ski fields with the state border closed between both regions and Hotham and Falls...

Falls Creek mountain bike park to open early on October 30

Falls Creek Resort Management have announced an early opening for the mountain bike season this year. The mountain bike park will now open on...

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