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Six reasons Portillo in Chile will be the ski week of...

Ahhh Portillo, you had us at "hello, there's a two metre snow storm on the way." It's been well over a decade since I first...

Harrowing video account from the avalanche on Everest

Every life is worthy and the Nepal earthquake has taken too many from a nation of generous hearted souls. It has also taken the...

7 out of this world ski/board adventures in the southern hemi

From skiing in Antarctica to private skiing on a high country sheep station. Mark Daffey reveals the coolest ski and snowboard experiences south of...

Insider Guide to PyeongChang and Phoenix Snow Park with Alex Parsons

Alex Parsons is a SnowsBest Contributor and Thredbo ski instructor and is working the season at Phoenix Snow Park in Bokwang PyeongChang. She's working...

Would you go skiing in North Korea? These guys did

Sam Smoothy is the nicest loose cannon that New Zealand ever produced. How do I know how loose he is? Because I have had...

Australian skier chased by snow leopard while skiing

Yes, you read that right and we have the video to prove it. Aussie Owen Lansbury got the fright of his snow loving life when...

Why you need to ski/board in Korea now

Fourteen Korean resorts in fourteen days in the year twenty fourteen. That's a big ask but if anyone can do it, Kyle Hughes from...

Skiing and the Taliban in Afghanistan

A budding ski industry has sprung up in the remote alps of Afghanistan. But this enterprise – and the local people – face the...

Ski and snowboard the Arctic Circle in Scandinavia

Scandinavia is the new Japan for western skiers looking to up their travel ante and boasting rights and make some turns in Sweden, Norway...

Ski resorts in Korea open almost three weeks early

Ski resorts in Gangwon province, Korea have opened twenty days earlier than usual this year allowing skiers the opportunity to enjoy a longer ski...

Everest avalanche from Nepal earthquake caught on film

This video is terrifying, it is also distressing, so be warned. German mountaineer, Jost Kobusch, was one of up to a thousand climbers on Everest...

One man’s intrepid tale of ski touring in Tajikistan

Dave, Rich and I held heads in hands over breakfast. We had of course known that at some point the vodka would chase us...

Full video of the snow leopard chasing skiers at Gulmarg

Last week we posted this blog with video of a snow leopard chasing down some Aussie skiers in Gulmarg in India. Over 80 000...

Aurora launch skiing in Antarctica

Aurora Expeditions, the leaders in polar adventures, is expanding its portfolio of Antarctic activities for the 2017/18 season with the introduction of Ski Touring...

Terrifying footage of climbing the Khumbu Glacier on Everest

If you have ever considered climbing Everest or wondered what it takes, then this video will either scare the hell out of you or...

What happens when a Kiwi and an Aussie hit the slopes...

One Aussie, one Kiwi and many mountains in Chile. North Face release South American edit. The pull of the Andes brought Kiwi Roland Morley-Brown and...

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