Use these 5 essential tips to learn anything on a snowboard. Progress your riding, challenge and change your mindset and put you miles ahead in the learning game.

We cover the essentials on how to plan for a ski season in Japan including choosing your resort, how to find a job, looking for accommodation and visas.

What most people don't realise, is that sun exposure when you're skiing and snowboarding is much higher than hanging out at the beach.

I could have been seriously hurt. There are universal rules when skiing and snowboarding, applicable to everyone, worldwide. Commonly known as the Alpine Responsibility Code, it is endorsed and used by most ski areas around the world with slight variations. Ultimately, it's about using some common sense and personal awareness to reduce elements of risk.

The addition of Rusutsu to the Epic Pass, brings total pass access to 66 mountain resorts in eight countries in the 2019-20 season, significantly more than any other season pass in the world.

The stats are in, and New Zealand’s best ski resort since 2015 – Mt Hutt in Canterbury – closed the 2018 season with the best visitor numbers since the mountain opened in 1973!

A behind-the-scenes look at our heroes on the mountain, ski patrol. Keeping the mountain safe so you can go about having epic adventures in the knowledge that if something goes wrong, they have your back.

Taking the time to get off the beaten track and explore New Zealand’s ski club fields will definitely be rewarding. In this blog we talk about visiting Mt Cheeseman on the South Island to understand the differences skiing and snowboarding at non-commercial ski fields.

Queenstown skiing is about to get a whole lot better with Coronet Peak and The Remarkables ski fields proposing major upgrades to the mountains as part of their wider vision, a vision that includes summer operations and access to exciting new terrain.

The 2018 winter season at Cardrona Alpine Resort has been another highly successful year for the Southern Lakes ski area, with skier visits breaking the record previously held by the 2017 season.

If you had just one day to explore Cardrona Alpine Resort, where would you ride? Read on to find out what our ideal day would look like.

Scott has contributed greatly to the snowboard industry - from teaching beginners how to link their first turns, to leading training and assessments for snowboard instructors, to coaching the AASI National Snowboard Team. Scott shares his journey and gives solid advice for anyone thinking about becoming a snowboard instructor.

We’re getting off the beaten track to discover less known ski resorts around New Zealand. Here’s our inside scoop of Mt Dobson, located on the South Island, half way between Christchurch and Queenstown.

Summer 2019 is set to be another busy one of developments up at Cardrona Alpine Resort, with today’s announcement of a new lift, accessing advanced terrain, to be installed in the “Pringles” area of the resort.

We recently visited Treble Cone Ski Area for the first time in about 4 years. Biased towards the more experienced rider, the steep and challenging terrain made for an awesome day out on the snow. If you want a "bit more", Treble Cone needs to be on your list for any New Zealand snow holiday!

Coronet Peak, Queenstown’s popular ski field, is amping up the snow magic opening a new interactive experience The Ice Slides by Ice Castles.

A new partnership between Cardrona Alpine Resort and Queenstown businessman John Darby will lead to the development of New Zealand’s largest alpine resort, incorporating Cardrona and a new Soho Basin Ski Area.

Maximise your time on the mountain by becoming a proficient winter driver and a snow chain fitting guru with our handy New Zealand winter driving guide!

Treble Cone’s opening five days earlier than scheduled thanks to healthy pre-season snowfalls. And right on cue the mountain’s snowguns have been firing this week just as meteorologists are predicting “significant” natural snowfalls early next week.

Have you thought about visiting Nozawa Onsen for your next snow holiday? If so, check out this handy guide. And if you haven’t, then you may want to visit after reading about it here!

We interview ‘Crazy Carol’ from Cardrona Alpine Resort. Carol tells us all about how she started working for Cardrona and why she believes she is the luckiest person in the world.

The great recent snowfall is not only allowing Coronet Peak to open early – albeit for one day – but across from the Wakatipu, The Remarkables is opening earlier than scheduled

Coronet Peak is opening two weeks earlier, offering loyal customers and local Queenstowners, who see the Peak every day, a one-day taster ahead of the season. 

The ski field, which is 20 minutes from downtown Queenstown, will be open on Saturday June 2nd on Queen’s birthday weekend. Its official opening day is Saturday June 16th.