Snowboarding is no longer the new kid on the block. Having burst onto the winter sports scene in the 80s it is now an established winter sport. In this worldwide snowboarding travel guide we help you decide where to snowboard. We have holidays, courses and winter accommodation all over the world to help you plan the perfect trip.
When snowboarders first hit the slopes skiers were not happy to be sharing the mountains. There is still a little antagonism between the sideways and forward snow sliders but most people accept it is all just sliding in snow.
The mainstream acceptance of snowboarding was in 1998 when it became a Winter Olympic sport. Since then it has gone onto to change the face of winter sports. In many ways skiing has emulated snowboarding to become more fun and laid back. Freestyle, big air, boardercross and the halfpipe are all popular events introduced by snowboarding which skiers have embraced.
Most snowboarding takes place in ski resorts around the world. However with the invention of splitboarding snowboarders can now skin up the mountains like ski tourers to access backcountry. Where to snowboard? These says it is anywhere with snow but preferably also mountains!
Snowboarding travel is popular worldwide. From Iceland to New Zealand, US to UK, Austria to Australia and France to Japan there are ski resorts in every corner. So put on your boots, gear, goggles and suncream and we’ll see you on the slopes.
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During this Helly Hansen baselayer test, ski instructor and adventurer Sarah Hannibal put them through their paces in the Alps and on a ski touring expedition in the Central Asian mountains of Kyrgyzstan. Check out this review of Lifa Active ski thermals…
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When booking this Montafon ski holiday in Austria I was looking for varied slopes, good off-piste, lovely accommodation and lively apres. Read this review of Lowen Hotel in Schruns to find out whether it ticked all the boxes. Getting to Montafon During…
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We asked an ex pro (sorry no-one famous!), turned guide and instructor who’s worked all over, what is the best freeride ski run in Europe? Take a look at his reply below. Please note he would like to remain anonymous, so as…
Over the years, Netflix have boasted some of the best snowsports movies ever made. So where have all the snowboard and ski films on Netflix gone? After a search on Netflix UK, I only came up with two films. Snowboard…
Last season I headed to the Three Valleys for the first time in over a decade. I was there to visit Les Menuires which is below Val Thorens one valley over from Meribel. In this Les Menuires snowboarding review I will give three reasons…
What is adventure? It’s a good question. We use five very different best adventure holiday lists to help answer it, and to hopefully inspire some adventures! What is adventure? What’s the difference between a three-month expedition to the North Pole…
Do you want a career in extreme sports? If you love the action and excitement this industry provides it makes sense to try to be involved on a day to day basis. From skydiving to scuba diving, climbing to kayaking, wakeboarding…
Some might say adventurous honeymoons are something of an oxymoron. But we frown upon those who don’t believe, as the best adventure honeymoon can be the perfect mix of excitement, luxury and romance. Taking it easy isn’t every couples idea of romance. As the…
Whitebeam Chalets have chalet accommodation in the villages of Peisey and Nancroix in the heart of the Paradiski Ski area. With 425km of piste it is one of the largest ski areas in the world, it is also snow sure with 70% of…
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