This blog post may produce serious powder envy
Patrick Nelson’s a nice enough guy. He has a good smile, in that All American pearly white way. His handshake is firm and he makes a…
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8 new reasons foodies should go cray cray over Park City
You know those tragic people that always post pics of food on Instagram? The ones that bitch about burnt coffee and think American filter coffee is treason? Well, I’m one of…
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Lost in ski instruction translation
When English isn’t English and left means right – oh, The joy of teaching humans how to slide on snow. Rhi Evans is back with more hilarious tales from ski school.…
Virgin Australia and Air Canada introduce codeshare
Virgin Australia today announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enter into a strategic cooperation agreement with Air Canada, increasing choice for travellers and…
Finding your purpose in skiing and snowboarding
When She Skis Better Than You Do
Adrenaline, depression & death in the snow world
Come skiing & boarding with me in New Zealand!
New night flights from Australia to Queenstown for ski season
Trans-Tasman alliance partners Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand today announced that they will introduce night flights between Queenstown and Australia for the first time during…
Who really did the snow stunts in these Hollywood films?
Ever wonder who’s behind some of the movie’s biggest ski scenes? Well, most of the time its kick-ass skiers and boarders not Hollywood actors. Check out…
12 days of Insta Christmas giveaways
Christmas is 12 days away and we are celebrating on the @misssnowitall Instagram page. So get your snowy butts over there and start playing with us…
An exclusive spring ski deal just for SnowsBest readers
Our fine friends at Club Med are giving SnowsBest readers some serious spring skiing discounts on all inclusive ski and snowboard holidays in China, Japan, France,…
Qantas to fly Perth to London non stop
Qantas is set to add to its list of aviation firsts, with the national carrier confirming it will operate non-stop flights from Perth to London using…
7 reasons spring skiing at Whistler rocks
Whistler Blackcomb is great any time of the season but it is especially good in Spring. Why? Here’s seven reasons. Lots of Snow It’s a little…
Britt Cox takes gold and Matt Graham silver in first FIS World Cup of the season
Australian mogul skier, Britt Cox, won her first ever FIS World Cup event in Ruka, Finland today. Her male teammate, Matt Graham, scored silver behind current…
Join Eddie ‘The Eagle’ in Austria and make ski history
Become a World Record holder alongside Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards in March 2017 by taking part in Ski 4 Cancer’s Everest Challenge. The Challenge will take…
Skiing the highest sand dunes in the world
Jesper Tjäder and Emma Dahlström took their GoPros and hit up the highest sand dunes in the world at Cerro Blanco in Peru. Cerro Blanco sits at…
Colorado ski resort charges $700 for a day lift pass
Would you pay $700 to go skiing? One Colorado resort hopes you will with a lift pass promo that inCludes a pair of skis. Sunlight Mountain…
Cannonball Mountain Bike Festival in Thredbo this weekend
The richest and most exciting event on the Australian mountain bike calendar kicks off this weekend in Thredbo, the Cannonball MTB Festival, with a fresh line-up…
Watch this film from Salomon Freeski TV and I dare you not to cry
This short film from Salomon Freeski TV addresses life change, loss, grief and skiing as healing as pro skier Stan Rey tackles the coveted Tantalus Mountain…
Tobie Puttock to man the Beaver Creek Winter Culinary Weekend stove
Top Australian chef, Tobie Puttock, will be bringing his signature take on modern Italian fare to the annual Beaver Creek Winter Culinary Weekend – taking place…
Solitude to host US Grand Prix & FIS Snowboard & Skicross World Cup
Solitude Mountain Resort is set to host a U.S. Grand Prix/FIS Snowboard World Cup and FIS Skicross NorAm Cup January 19-22, 2017, as part of a…
When skiing has something to teach you
Every time I go skiing I learn something, about myself, about my choices, about the mountain. Do you listen to what’s happening inside? Some ski days are…
Air NZ launch gold Christmas carol that nails an Australasian Christmas!
Ronan Keating has teamed up with Air New Zealand for another cracker video from the airline content kings who brought you Dave the duck (or is…
Mike Douglas reveals four tips for skiing powder
Feel exhausted by the photos of all the powder skiing breaking the internet this week? Intimidated by the level of pow? Don’t stress, Mike Douglas has…
How much snow in North America right now? This much
It’s been a big week in North America. First there was all ‘those’ images from the 2 metre snow storm for Whistler’s opening weekend. Then Utah…
25 inches (60cms plus) of new snow at Squaw Valley
Up to 25 inches of snow fell over the weekend at Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows and Alpine Meadows will operate new terrain today accessed via Roundhouse…
The Rees Hotel Queenstown voted New Zealand’s Best Ski Hotel 2016
The Rees Hotel Queenstown has been crowned Best New Zealand Ski Hotel at this year’s World Ski Awards held in Kitzbühe, Austria over the weekend. The…
Thredbo’s Mountain Bike Park the place to be this summer
Build it and they will come! And they certainly did, in record numbers, for the opening of the Thredbo Mountain Bike Park. Sunny skies and a…
Making Green Snow
Ski resorts around the world are relying increasingly on renewable energy but is it a more practical option and does it save resort owners money? Sam Pullos writes…
Listen up, Niseko has something to say
Remember that blog by Sam Pullos a few weeks ago. The one that talked about Australians behaving badly overseas, including Niseko? Well, some folks in Niseko were not…