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While Europe, Japan and parts of North America continue to receive massive, and let's face it, near-dangerous snow falls, our friends in Colorado, Western USA, are experiencing one of the leanest winters on record!  So, what in Ullr's name is going on? Good news In the snow-sports industry, 'climate change' and 'global warming' are very …
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As skiiers and boarders we get to visit some of the most spectacular destinations in the world. Here are some of our favourite images captured in years of travel in Australia, New Zealand, North America and Japan (all photos Snowriders Australia unless indicated): Save
Just in time for Christmas, Perisher yesterday announced it will be replacing Leichhardt T- Bar with a new quad chairlift to be ready for the 2019 winter. The investment includes a significant snowmaking project bringing the total cost to $4.2 million with the work planned for the 2018/2019 summer. “News of the new quad chairlift …
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There's no doubt that CAT skiing offers great value to riders looking for a new riding experience. It offers easy access to untracked powder, without hiking and without the risks normally presented by back-country skiing. It's perhaps these qualities that have earnt it the tag 'poor man's heli-skiing'. On a recent visit to Hokkaido (February …
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Small crowds, a ‘local’ feel, a variety of friendly lodges, lift tickets and food priced the way it should be and tonnes of snow, translates into epic powder days centred around a true Japanese cultural experience that visitors crave – all without those regretful stares from lift-queue’s, back up to quickly-disappearing fresh tracks. Standing 1,382 …
Subscribe to SRA before the end of December and receive: 10% off 1, 2 or 3 day Madarao passes in March. Book 2 nights in March, stay 2 nights for free (50% discount) One free 500ml beer at the Hakken bar Free continental breakfasts. Further, one lucky new subscriber (drawn at random) will receive 10% …
Japan is one of the hottest skiing tickets in the world right now, and why wouldn’t it be? It’s got great culture, delicious food, friendly people and colossal amounts of the lightest and driest snow found anywhere in the world. Japan’s snow quality, reliability and proximity to Australia is why more and more Aussies are …
Continue reading "Recipe for Japow: the Japanese snow machine explained"
Fresh of the back of a cracking 2016/17 World Cup season, where he podiumed no less than three times, mogul skier and Perthite Brodie Summers was feeling on top of the world. But just months out from the 2018 Winter Games, Brodie suffers a freak accident leaving him with a torn ACL and a broken …
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The deal This month, Hakken - by Active Life, Madarao, is offering Snowriders Australia subscribers a one-off special deal. If you are looking to travel between 17 December 2017 and 17 January 2018, and book by the end of October 2017, you'll receive 20% off the accommodation rack rate, free continental breakfasts and one free …
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So you like yoga, but have you tried snoga? Snoga is the brainchild of Falls Creek local, Janette Lawson, and it's the latest craze to be sweeping the Aussie resorts. To us, skiing and yoga are an unlikely pair. But speaking with Janette, we now understand this is a misconception: by definition yoga is the …
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