Where is the best cat skiing in Niseko? I’m going to help you find the best cat skiing in Niseko. Cat skiing, in general, is a pretty special thing to do but in Japan, it’s EPIC! Especially if you have been...
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Working a winter snow season in Japan – Everything you need to know!
Working a winter snow season in Japan Everything you need to know about planning and doing a ski season in Japan Japan is home to some of the best powder skiing in the world. If you’ve been considering working a snow...
So you want to ski Alaska? Alyeska Resort is a great place to start
The dream of skiing Alaska Here I go again… Another post about my love of Alaska! But I just can’t help myself. Alaska is on the list of every big mountain snowboarder or skier, and for good reason...
Why Kicking Horse ski resort is one of the best I’ve ever ridden!
Let’s talk about Kicking Horse Kicking Horse is a up there with the best ski resort I have ever ridden. Yup! I’m putting it out there. After spending 3 years living in Whistler from aged 18, I’m kicking...
Skiing in Argentina – A survival guide to spring in the Andes
Skiing in Argentina Malbec wine, delicious steaks, steep couloirs, smiling locals – what’s not to love about skiing in Argentina! During the Northern hemisphere summer months, down below the equator where the...
Vail Resorts purchase 100% of Whistler Blackcomb in $1.39 Billon deal
In what has been coined a ‘strategic partnership’, the giant ski resort have purchased what can be considered the only major rival resort left in North America (that it hasn’t already brought). ...
The mecca of spring skiing- Arapahoe Basin, Colorado
Rather tired from hiking and broke from my addiction to heliskiing, I traveled back through Colorado in search of some late season resort, spring-time skiing. Arapahoe Basin boasts one of the longest seasons in North...
Just Say Yes – A road trip through Colorado ski resorts
Many great things come to those that say yes. ‘Yes‘ is for the external optimist. Those excited by change, adventure and new experiences. It is also the word of successful people like Google’s head honcho...
Ski The Big 3 at Banff – Sunshine, Lake Louise and Norquay
Nestled in the heart of the Canadian Rockies lies the mountain town of Banff. Offering easy access to three world-class ski areas, collectively named Ski Big 3, you have the choice of skiing at Sunshine Village (20 minutes...
Revelstoke, Canada – It’s as good as everyone says!
It started in 2004. Tales told by my Whistler snowmobile friends: stories of endless terrain, bottomless pow, a lack of people and a small logging town with a cool, chill local vibe. My fascination with Revelstoke Mountain...
The true soul of snowboarding lives at Jackson Hole, Wyoming
“The place has soul. Old cowboy country, get-after-it, snowboarding, good times soul.” Bucket lists… They can be kind of generic: 101 things to do before you die, must see destinations, life goals to...
Three Days at Park City – Powder, Parks and Aspen Trees
Park City Mountain Resort has recently combined with neighbouring The Canyons Resort, to become the largest ski resort in the USA. Renamed Park City, it now offers 7,300 acres of skiable terrain, 300+ trails, 38 lifts, 7...
Brighton Resort Utah – The gem of Big Cottonwood Canyon
Brighton Resort is nestled up in Big Cottonwood Canyon, about a 40 minute drive outside of Salt Lake City. One of the 9 resorts within one hour of Salt Lake City, it stole the show for me. Being a snowboarder, I can’t ride at...
Exploring Australia’s surprisingly good backcountry terrain
And you thought Australia had no snow! This past winter, one of the promises I made to myself was to check out the Australian backcountry. Specifically, the snowy mountains of New South Wales in the...
Land and Slay Vol. 1 – Snowboarding in Alaska with Points North Heli (video)
I am so excited to share my latest film with you! The past two years I have been going to snowboarding in Alaska to live the dream. The dream that pretty much every skier or snowboarder who grew up watching big...
That One Day: Surf, snowboard and skate in one day
Ever dreamed you could surf, snowboard and skate in one day? We are only limited by our own imagination and where our priorities lie in life. There is a huge world out there with so much fun to be had and if you want to...