10 things sit skiing has taught me about life
Sit skiing has taught Kate Swain, 25, a lot about life, both how she approaches it and how to live it. A country girl from...
So you want to be a racing parent?
Being a parent involved in the Interschools Snowsports programme can be a chilly experience but worth every minute writes Hilary Doling.
We stand at the...
Snow memories: what’s your family’s snow story?
The snow and I did not get on at all on our first date. It was on a school excursion from Bega High, a...
Help, my son wants to be a snowboarder
Every keen skier wants their kids to share their passion and love the snow but as Hilary Doling discovered they don't always want to...
When ski bums find a career
Snow sports instructors are widely considered to be ski bums; snow nuts that chase winter around the world for seasons on end in search...
How to prevent back pain and injury when skiing or snowboarding
Now I know that you are all a well educated, body aware bunch when it comes to skiing related injures of the knee. But...
Eighteen must have tips for skiing with kids
Got the skis, poles, glove and lift passes… forgotten the kids. Yep, co-ordinating children and snow can be tricky. Hilary Doling reports.
Here are 18...
The true cost of a budget ski trip? It’s not what...
It’s been a week since my 13 year old daughter and I had a last minute snow adventure in Australia. We waited until we...
The best hot chocolate in the history of hot chocolate
Everyone knows hot chocolate is the panacea for thigh burn, skier/snowboard fatigue and weary kids with sore toes.
But not all hot chocolates are created...
Tips for first time snowboarders from someone who knows
Although one of the best experiences of my life, the process of learning to snowboard hit me like a freight train.
I totally underestimated how...
Keen to go backcountry? Time to splitboard
Splitboarding the snowy mountains backcountry is the new black. Don't get left behind, writes Phil Watt.
As Australia’s snow traffic increases, more and more snowboarders are...
Three week home workout plan to get fit for the slopes
You’re already thinking about bombing down Thredbo’s Supertrail or hiking up the backside of Guthega in Perisher. The only problem is that it’s been...
Chamonix, French for out of your comfort zone
You think you can ski until you hit Chamonix. That one time Winter Olympian Anna Segal got happily schooled in the French alps.
Three years ago,...
10 coffee dens in Tokyo for skiers heading to Japan
Coffee snobs skiing in Japan will be rewarded with the country's new third wave coffee obsession. Andy Solo goes in search of ten of...
When a toddler and a toboggan meet Mt Baw Baw and...
Introducing your toddler to skiing and snowboarding starts with simple snow play. Colin Stephens took his toddler and a toboggan to Lake Mountain and...
Founder of Backcountry.com reveals his snowpreneur secrets
Sam Pullos chats with backcountry.com founder, John Bresee, for our Snowpreneur series.
If you’ve ever bought any of your ski or snowboard gear online, chances...
