Snowboarding or surfing? “Surfing or snowboarding – which do you prefer?” For what used to be an instant response, “Snowboarding of course!”, today the answer is taking a little longer to formulate. ...
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Surfing or Snowboarding? Can you love two sports equally?
An Open Letter to the International Olympic Committee on the “Shit Show” that was women’s slopestyle
The “shitshow” that was women’s Olympic slopestyle – This letter was written by Amber Stackhouse (an exceptional snowboarder that was a HUGE inspiration to me). Thank you Amber. I have added my...
Don’t call me lucky. You make your own luck
You make your own luck One 12 hour flight. Two grueling 7 hour bus journeys. 3 countries and 2 continents later, here we are in the Andes! My face beams with excitement. I write this with a bus window view that spans the...
Why women need the support of men in the outdoors
Aspiring to be a strong female ski guide – This article took a long time to write. First started in 2016 and finished in 2017. I was scared to publish it. ‘Girl. You’ve got to be better, faster, stronger’ – that was...
Dear sports marketing. Ditch the f**king models. We want athletes & real women.
Real women inspire us I work in advertising. It pays the bills far quicker than snowboarding or blogging ever could. Sometimes I feel bad about this. Like that time I worked on fast-food chicken, shouting the benefits of...
Living off the grid – One girl’s solo snowmobile adventure to Alaska
Aged 18, I met Inga on my first season in Whistler Blackcomb in 2002. She was this cool Norwegian chick living up the road, that I’d always see in the snowpark ripping the same features as me. I can’t remember how we...
Sex Sells You Short – Social media & the pressure on female athletes
Sex Sells You Short When I look back on the female athletes I admired as a kid, they were strong, unapologetic badass women, who shattered gender prejudice and trail-blazed a highway for other girls to follow (thank you Lisa...
Surfing Hokkaido in Winter – The snowiest place on earth
Surfing Hokkaido in winter I remember watching this video of surf legend Sally Fitzgibbon’s documenting on a surf trip to Novia Scotia, Canada. Beat down from the cold, she wept in the car, saying to her dad over and over...
Losing My Identity: How injury forced me to question who I was
Sport as a sense of identity If someone asked me to describe myself in a few sentences, I’d answer immediately. I know exactly who I am. My identify is intricately linked to my biggest passion; I’m a snowboarder. I’m this...
Alexa Hohenberg – Graduating from park-rat to the backcountry snowboarding (film)
From park rat to the backcountry Growing up is weird. I’ve definitely been struggling with it recently. I turn 34 next month. Apart from the artheritis in my neck that has started to RAGE since surfing in 5C water...
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Yoga
Yoga For Surfers: Pre-surf, post-surf and flat day yoga sequences (video)
Yoga for surfers We love our yoga! Here are three short, to-the-point “yoga for surfers“, sequences you can do to help you perform at the top of your game #1 Pre-surf yoga warm-up: This 5-minute sequence is...
Surf
Talalla Surf Camp – A week of surf progression & yoga in paradise
Talalla Surf Camp, Sri Lanka An affordable 6-night surf and yoga retreat in South Sri Lanka Best for surfers that want a chilled vibe, to learn or progress quickly, in soft, manageable waves & a lush tropical paradise. Use...
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The complete guide to buying skis for women
How to buy skis for women What to look for when buying skis for women With an increase in women hitting the slopes, it’s hard not to notice that ski companies are developing and manufacturing some great, female...
Videos to make you go WOW
Don’t date a girl from the mountains – Stunning poem & video
Coco Ho Documentary – A look at the surfer’s life & 10 years on tour
Alexa Hohenberg – Graduating from park-rat to the backcountry snowboarding (film)
Battling Depression – Jess Grimwood on suicide and the support of surfing
Angelika Schriber continues to push women in wakeboarding (video)
Morgan Maassen’s new dreamy underwater film with Steph Gilmore – Water II
Melissa Arnot tries to explain ‘Why’ – On climbing Everest without oxygen
Fitness
You aint paddling right! – Surf tips to paddle stronger & surf better
Paddling – Show that sweet spot some loving! – Guest post by surf coach Alice Louise Brown of King Surf surf school If you ain’t paddling right, there’s no point in trying to learn new surf tricks when you’re...
Reviews
Best Surf Sunscreen – Full review & breakdown of top brands
What is the best surf sunscreen? We test the best reef-safe surf sunscreens. Please look after your skin & don’t put chemicals in the ocean. Clue up on this stuff & READ THE LABELS! Each year I spend well...
Nutrition
Ski mountaineer Kit Deslauriers’ superfood turmeric tea recipe
Kit Deslauriers is a bad-ass American ski-mountaineer. She was the first person to ski down the Seven Summits. Yup, that includes skiing from 29,035 feet of Mount Everest! She was also the first woman to have won two...
