Straya! The home grown version of cat and heli skiing at...
I was standing at the top of a chairlift in Falls Creek, enjoying the morning bluebird skies, when a snowmobile pulled up beside me. Attached...
A first timer’s guide to skiing Australia’s big mountain Feathertop
If you've skied or snowboarded at Hotham in Victoria then you will have laid your eyes upon the almighty Feathertop mountain in the Alpine...
Steeps, deeps & James Bond: The coolest ski resort in Switzerland
If you're going to visit Switzerland, you may as well go all out and aim for as extreme as you can - the best...
Stay for free at Madarao’s newest ski lodge in Japan
Chances are you've had ski and snowboard friends tell you about Madarao, Japan. Well, those that like to boast anyway. The rest stay quiet...
Private ski or snowboard lessons: Are they worth it?
Private ski and snowboard lessons are one of those non-essential snow items that a lot of people never experience over the course of their...
How to ski or board all of Perisher’s lifts in one...
It’s known as the Perisher Challenge. Legend has it that a bunch of schnapps-riddled ski bums dreamt up the idea during a September blizzard in...
Backcountry beginner? We’ve found the perfect Aussie intro tour for you
I’ve been avoiding backcountry skiing for years. Ever since I learned about the concept of ‘earning your turns’, I put it straight into the...
Is this gnarly line a first ski descent in Australia’s backcountry?
You'd be forgiven for thinking this image, and the line skied by Hugh Newall yesterday, is from the steeps of North America or the...
8 reasons why spring is the new winter at Sun Peaks
Our number one tip for booking a ski holiday in Canada? Turn towards the sunshine and plan your trip for February, March or even...
Video: 2 skiers conquered this couloir on Cradle Mountain in Tasmania
Three adventure loving blokes hit up the East face of Cradle Mountain this weekend, ski mountaineering Tassie style over rocks and boulders into an,...
I thought I knew everything, then I did an AST 1...
When the pow drops in any village north of the equator, it’s the Aussies on snow holiday who are running out the door like...
The perfect introduction to backcountry ski touring in Australia
If someone told me I could go to Perisher and ski fresh tracks for an entire Saturday in July, without waiting in a single...
5 killer package deals to ski and board in Japan this...
It's starting to feel a lot like pre northern ski season as we count the days down until the lifts start turning in Japan....
A Hotham trip report from a ski holiday with teenagers
My sons aged 12 and 14 are Americans, or more specifically New Yorkers. They had skied small resorts in New Jersey and Pennsylvania on...
Ski in Scandinavia and stay in a floating sauna hotel in...
Shut the front sauna door, those crazy Swedish are building a floating Arctic Bath Hotel and Spa complete with saunas, cold baths, hot baths...
Gunma, Japan – go, ski/board there before everyone else does!
The Japan skiing of yesteryear - you know, no crowds, cheap lift passes - is not as easy to find now as even five...
