Tweet When it comes to good powder spots, there’s a feeling that the locals (and sometimes the seasonaires) know where they are, and do their best to keep them secret. It’s privileged information. Meanwhile the holiday shredders out there stick to the snow you can see from the chair, unbeknownst of pristine powder stashes within [...]

Tweet You want the right snowboard for the task at hand. So does that mean one snowboard, or two? Scenario 1: Specialising with two boards You don’t need me to tell you that when it comes to snowboards, there are a lot to choose from. A lot! Naturally, they’re all designed with a purpose in [...]

Tweet When it comes to competition, I think the snowboarding halfpipe is top dog. It’s been around much longer than the slopestyle competitions that are based on park features. In the early days of snowboarding, freestyle was centred around the pipe, and therefore so were the comps (forgetting the racing stuff). And if we look [...]

Tweet For many, snowboarding is a seasonal pursuit. One trip each year, twice if you’re lucky, and then the long wait until next winter. So what do we all do in-between? Is there a good snowboard-companion sport? Does it matter? Maybe it does – read on, and as usual, add your own ideas. Good reasons [...]