Insider Guide to Wanaka: Sam Smoothy
Big man on the mountain, Freeride World Tour vice champion, Sam Smoothy has been spent every weekend and holiday at Wanaka since he was...
Stan Walker to perform at Coronet Peak
Kiwi singing sensation Stan Walker is set to rock the slopes of Coronet Peak in a one-off performance on the snow.
Stan, together with up-and-coming...
Heli ski and surf on the same day in NZ
Alpine Adventures launches a heli-ski and surf tour in New Zealand's South Island.
Your ski/board bag is about to get tight. Pack your surf board...
The Kiwi ski field offering Aussies only programme
Turoa at Mt Ruapehu has developed a school holiday programme specifically for Aussies - 'the aussie holiday crew'
Australian kids skiing and boarding at Mt...
The Rees Hotel Queenstown’s deal for SnowsBest readers
The luxury Rees Hotel Queenstown on the shores of Lake Wakatipu is rewarding you just for reading SnowsBest.
I love a luxury hotel at the...
Insider guide to Wanaka: Camilla Stoddart
Adventure photographer Camilla Rutherford (nee Stoddart) first fell in love with Wanaka in 2001 and has permanently resided in Wanaka for the past five years....
Snow Zealand – best of today’s snow storm pics
Less than two weeks till the start of the Australasian ski season and it's dumping snow in Queenstown and Wanaka.
To get you as excited...
Sneak peak at The Remarkables new terrain
The Remarkables ski field opens in four weeks and SnowsBest has the exclusive sneak peak of the new Curvey Basin chairlift.
It is big news...
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...
Insiders guide to Methven: Kevin Boekholt
Kevin Boekholt is a heli ski guide. He owns Methven Heli Ski in New Zealand, spends the northern winters guiding for CMH in Canada...
Insiders guide to Queenstown: Trey Ratcliff
Intrepid adventure photographer Trey Ratcliff has over twelve million followers across various social media channels, for good reason.
The king of HDR photography and self...
Insiders guide to Wanaka: Janina Kuzma
Janina Kuzma, chases the snow year round. The six time New Zealand Freeski Champion and two time Canadian Freeski Champion has lived in the...
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...
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...
Insiders guide to Wanaka: Hamish Acland
He's a professional skier, magazine publisher, entrepreneur and global brand developer. Meet Wanaka resident Hamish Acland publisher of NZ Skier and the name behind...
World first heli ski wellness retreat
New Zealand's luxury Aro-Ha Wellness Retreat on the shores of Lake Wakatipu in Glenorchy just upped the heli ski ante this southern winter by...








































