August
Why Aussies love this ski resort – and it’s not Whistler
It starts with one season as a ski bum and morphs into an annual family holiday with kids in tow. People keep returning to SilverStar in Canada’s British Columbia.
- Philippa Coates
July
Ski season finds cold comfort from a slow start
Ski industry operators say soft early snowfalls combined with 13 interest rate rises have led to a slower start to the season. But things can change quickly.
- Gus McCubbing
June
Live it up like a millionaire in Whistler’s newest luxury lodge
The Wedge Mountain Lodge & Spa has everything you can dream of and then some. At around $30,000 a night during the peak Christmas/New Year period, this stay is one for the bucket list.
- Carrie LaFrenz
May
How this Australian went from ski bum to CEO of a Canadian ski resort
The much-loved Big White in British Columbia has been family owned for decades. Third-generation Peter Plimmer had to earn his stripes to take up the mantle.
- Philippa Coates
A ski pass for seven resorts for $619? France trumps the US on price
Ski Méribel once, and you’ll be hooked on Les Trois Vallées – especially as the region is cheaper than most American resorts.
- Michael Read
The elite US ski town that flies under the radar of many Australians
It’s the American resort that’s bred the most winter Olympians. After a $US200 million overhaul, Steamboat’s 1500 hectares across six peaks is the place to be.
- Cosima Marriner
April
Can Netflix’s billionaire founder Reed Hastings disrupt skiing?
Can the new owner of Utah’s Powder Mountain transform the ski industry the way he did entertainment, even as he learns the ski business on the fly?
- Gordy Megroz
March
These skiers are still chasing powder in their 80s and 90s
For the Wild old Bunch, getting older means more time for the mountain. And octogenarians onwards take part for free.
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- Charley Locke and Kate Russell
February
It’s too expensive to build ski lodges in Japan’s powder paradise
Prospects for developers to generate large profits at famed Japanese ski destination Niseko are dwindling as speculation from foreign investors sends land prices soaring.
- Lisa Du
The Japanese town juggling an Australian invasion
Noisy parties and drunk tourists are the downside of an annual Australian invasion of Japan’s ski mecca of Hakuba.
- Michael Smith
January
Has skiing become too fast and too furious?
Many report the 2022-23 season in France was one of the worst yet. Not for conditions, but for people behaving recklessly on the slopes.
- Matthew Bell
October 2023
Skiing in Japan to get a $2.2 billion upgrade close to Tokyo
Big plans are under way for Myoko Kogen as more global investors look to get in on the country’s red-hot tourism rebound.
- David Ramli, Lisa Du and Yuji Okada
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- Tourism
Thredbo eyes new accommodation for first time in 30 years
Event Hospitality wants to offload part of its Thredbo Golf Course to a developer to build a precinct housing 186 beds and take advantage of the regional tourism boom.
- Campbell Kwan
July 2023
It’s marvellous what a difference this Milo makes
If you’re into the great outdoors, the Milo communicator from Loose Cannon Systems is beyond great. It’s a must-have.
- John Davidson
June 2023
Snow to blanket the Alps, but El Niño threatens the ski season
Blizzard conditions will deliver resorts enough snow to open large swathes of terrain next week, but a forecast El Niño weighs on the outlook for the season.
- Michael Read
May 2023
Grollo gives ‘family discount’ on key Mt Buller lot
In a tight-knit mountain community, the purchase of an alpine piece of land breathes new life into the much-loved Grimus family hospitality business.
- Michael Bleby
Aspen has gone X-rated with even more luxury
A new lifestyle brand led by a member of the renowned Crown family is keeping things fresh at one of North America’s most expensive ski resorts.
- Fiona Carruthers
I packed up my Sydney life and moved to Switzerland. These are my best ski tips
After many years in Australia, going back home wasn’t hard for this Swiss-born former AFR photographer. He was ready to indulge his “true Swiss passion”.
- Peter Braig
Why France is the place to go when you’re looking for snow
Val Thorens, at 2300 metres in south-east France is not only Europe’s highest ski resort, it’s part of a region that offers more than 600 km of runs.
- Cosima Marriner
Aspen to create up to 15 new ski runs (on top of its swanky lifestyle brand)
Few things have changed at this celebrity hotspot in Colorado’s White River National Park – until now. The resort’s ski terrain is set to increase by one fifth of its size.
- Fiona Carruthers