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.
I love testing snowboarding innovations. So I was very excited to conduct a review of Mahee V shaped snowboard as potentially it’s a game changer. The base of the Mahee is V shaped from tip to tail with a third edge down the middle, that should make for…
As a fan and regular wearer of KYMIRA Sport base layers, I have been asked to help introduce their latest innovation – KYMIRA infrared ski jackets and pants. As an avid snowboarder, who’s experienced the positive effects of KYnergy for…
The growth in helmet wearing by skiers and snowboarders in the last decade has been coupled with many improvements and innovations. POC have been at the forefront of this development, so I was keen to conduct this review of POC Receptor BUG adjustable…
Is your summer spent dreaming about the winter season? Counting down the weeks until you can ski or snowboard in the mountains again? It needn’t be. We’ve put together a definitive list of the top 15 glacier ski resorts, which…
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During my Erasmus Exchange from University I was lucky to spend a full winter season living in Oslo. I could be on the slopes under an hour after rolling out of bed, this led to some serious slope time. In this review of Oslo…
After retiring my old snowboarding pants, it was time for some new high performance and hard wearing trousers suitable for backcountry riding. Check out this review of Helly Hansen Backbowl freeride snowboarding pants to find out if I made the right…
This week it is all about the spring snow. We have four new, end of season ski and snowboard holiday deals, that could save you hundreds of pounds for a trip to big name resorts such as Val d’Isere, Meribel,…
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Take your pick from three new late season ski deals, including a luxury stay in Val d’Isere that includes five days of ski clinics. There’s also a range late availability adventure holidays, including fishing in Canada, kayaking in Croatia, climbing…
This week, we’ve added four new late availability action sport holidays, that range from skiing and snowboarding in France to scuba diving in Fiji, and kayaking in Croatia to horseriding in Utah. As always old deals that are still valid…
This week’s late availability adventure travel deals in March and April, includes huge savings to get you off on your next adventure. With eight new deals ranging from skiing to skydiving and cycling to hiking, plus five old ones still…
Four self catered ski chalets in Paradiski ski area of France. Join us to experience the French mountain art of life “art de vivre”. Chalets Ferme du Villaret will welcome you in an impressive Alpine farmhouse converted into three chic and rustic chalets. Include all…
To kick off our first late availability adventure sport holiday deals post we have got five great deals for you. Save £1000 off a Mongolian expedition, 30% off climbing in Spain or up to £150 off sailing from Madeira to…
At the start of February I spent a weekend snowboarding in Portes Du Soleil with three friends. We stayed in Morzine with iGOSKi – the short break specialists. Hopefully, this review of iGOSKi weekend snowboarding in Morzine, will help you decide whether…
Alpine Elements provide high quality ski and snowboard chalet holidays at reasonable prices. Made even more readable by a 10% discount for Adventure Sports Holidays members. They have be operating for over 17 years, and are a trusted medium size…
I was sceptical when I first received the Sportviz goggles with my prescription inserts but after only 3 days on the slope they have already become my most important piece of equipment and resulted in the most impressive improvement of…
Mix one of the largest ski areas in the world, with lots of fresh snow, five days of guided backcountry snowboarding, and six experienced and enthusiastic snowboarders. With these ingredients, this review of Mint Snowboarding backcountry camp in Portes Du Soleil was destined to be…
When you are skiing or snowboarding the wrong eyewear can quickly ruin your day. But what if your goggles adjusted to the conditions so vision was always perfect? In this review of Julbo Universe ski goggles with photochromic lens, I put…
The final stop on our eastern Pyrenees road trip was the spa town Ax Les Thermes, which provides access to the Ax 3 Domaines ski area. Of the three resorts we visited it was my favourite, read this Ax Les Thermes snowboarding…
