Live like a gazillionaire in Wanaka from $210 a night
Some days my job sucks. Today is not one of them.
I am writing this from my villa on the outskirts of Wanaka in New...
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...
Who wants to go heli skiing in New Zealand?
I'm taking over the Southern Lakes Heli Ski Instagram account from July 12 - 18 and will be posting pics from New Zealand daily....
Treble Cone partners with Resorts of the Canadian Rockies
Treble Cone Season Pass and Powder Pass holders will receive a 50% discount at Kicking Horse, Fernie and Kimberley in 2015/2016 season.
Treble Cone (Wanaka...
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...
When Mike Douglas and an active volcano collide
The boys from Salomon Freeski hit New Zealand's Mt Tongariro National Park last winter. This is what happened.
Anyone who has been to Mt Ruapehu...
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...
New chairlift for Porters
Porters Ski Area announced today the installation of a new four-seater chairlift to replace its first T-bar. It will be the closest chairlift to...
21 reasons you need to ride at Cardrona
Cardrona may be best known as a family resort but it also boasts 21 freestyle winter olympic medalists & new terrain parks for 2014.
Olympic hopeful...
We need to talk about New Zealand
New Zealand is the elephant in the snow room this season. It is time we talked about it.
The Kiwi snow news (or lack of it)...
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...
Drones take over New Zealand ski resorts
Dronies - the new trend where selfies are shot using flying drones to create personal videos - will be hitting New Zealand’s mountain ranges...
The Aussie who calls Treble Cone her home mountain
Big Mountain Freeride World Tour skier Nat Segal calls Treble Cone, New Zealand her winter home. Here she writes for snowsbest.
I first started skiing...
Air New Zealand’s fun response to Australia’s mega snow storm
There's one thing New Zealand has that Australia doesn't right now. Heli skiing.
The creative team at Air New Zealand's brain headquarters know how to...
The Remarkables to open this Thursday
Snow, snow and all go at The Remarkables.
Its snow, more snow, and all systems go at The Remarkables in Queenstown – announcing today (July...
Treble Cone to open this Friday
Treble Cone received 22cm of new snow at the top of the Home Basin last night, more at the top of the Saddle Basin,...
