Sophie Luther’s Insider Guide to Wanaka New Zealand
British expat, Sophie Luther, moved to the lakeside ski town of Wanaka in New Zealand's South Island for her dream job. Little did she...
Insiders guide to Ohakune: Annah Dowsett
Annah 'Moo' Dowsett is as known around town as the big carrot that welcomes visitors to the gateway town, Ohakune. You can't miss her...
Snowmance in New Zealand – get loved up this winter
Snow laden backdrops just spell romance with open fires, hot tubs and mulled wine. Where to channel your Romeo this New Zealand ski season.
Whether...
Expanded snowmaking for Treble Cone
PRESS RELEASE: Treble Cone is proud to announce that a new snowmaking system will be in place for the 2017 season. The new hardware...
10 reasons Queenstown wins the snow wars
In a battle across the ditch, Queenstown delivers big for Australian skiers and snowboarders - and foodies, and adventurers, and adrenaline junkies, and shoppers,...
Ski New Zealand like a pro – the best advanced runs...
Hunting for the steep and deep? Bored by anything that’s not a black or a double-black run? Lucky for you, New Zealand has some...
Heli, huts and glaciers – the ultimate intro to mountaineering course
It takes a unique set of mountaineering skills to conquer alpine and glacial travel. Skills that can take years to acquire, but you have...
Insider guide to Queenstown: Jase John
Aussie Jase John owns NZ Shred in downtown Queenstown where he's lived since 1996 after watching a tv show called 'Pepsi Extremists' in a...
Single and ready to chairlift mingle
SnowsBest sent a guy and a girl to Coronet Peak's Chairlift Date Night to find love. this is what they came back with.
You might...
An exclusive look at The Remarkables new base lodge in progress
SnowsBest gets an exclusive pre season tour of the new Remarkables Base Lodge. Will it be ready in time for the season?
Ross Lawrence is...
Janina Kuzma’s guide to Wanaka
Freeride World Tour athlete and New Zealand Winter Olympic halfpipe skier, Janina Kuzma, calls Wanaka on the South Island home. This is why.
Why Wanaka?
It's...
First ‘smart hotel’ in New Zealand opens in Queenstown
New Zealand’s first fully ‘smart’ hotel has opened its doors in the heart of Queenstown. MIPAD Holdings Ltd has opened mi-pad Queenstown, a next generation,...
The tech-iest hotel in Queenstown has a free vending machine
As one of the freshest hotels in Queenstown, mi-pad happens to be New Zealand's first 'smart' hotel with a whole lot of cool techy...
Insiders guide to Queenstown: Paula Squire Thomas
Ski host, Paula Squire Thomas, has lived in Queenstown for twenty four winters and two summers and hosted ski trips for Ski Express for...
When helicopters and snow don’t mix
We heard the chopper blades before we saw them, the ominous sound of whirring air that signals the change in someone's life circumstance. Helicopters...
The quiet achiever you need to meet in Queenstown
Like most alpine resort towns with an international airport, Queenstown comes with a plethora of boutique lodges, five star hotels, backpackers, flash packers and...
