A review of our family ski trip to Hopfgarten in Austria, part of the Ski Welt ski area. Here's what we loved, what the skiing and snowboarding was like, and why it made such a fun family holiday! Read more

Skiing for the first time can can feel daunting and intimidating, but it shouldn't. This beginner's guide to your first skiing or snowboarding holiday should put your mind and rest and get you excited for your trip! Read more

Going skiing for the first time? While you may have no idea, you can still get all the gear with this essential ski trip packing list for beginner skiers or snowboarders. Read more

These tips for planning your first family ski trip focus on getting a toddler ready for their first ski holiday, from what resort and accommodation you should pick, to what to pack. Read more

A small collection of little square photos from the skiing and snowboarding region of Zillertal. Read more

Photos (and quotes about laughter) from my time at Altitude Comedy Festival in Mayrhofen, Austria. Read more

“Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning to do afterward.”  - Kurt Vonnegut.When you spend all day on your feet, on the snow, slip-sliding your way from a great height to a lower level, bending knees read more

I'm very lucky that not only do I get to go snowboarding at least once a year, but I also get to do this with NewMan. This year was even more special because a group of our friends were there too. We descended upon Colfosco, Alta Badia in the Italian read more

Hello new week. Hello friends.We're preparing to be on the move again, crossing into Swedish Lapland for a mini adventure before we depart for Norway on Thursday, hence today's song. I've never been to Norway before and it's always exciting to arrive in a new country. However, the best read more

Never before, and quite possibly never again, will my first impressions of a place be defined by a naked sauna and ice dipping session with a group of jolly Finnish women I've never met before.It was one of the most exhilarating experiences of my life. Particularly, perhaps, because I read more

I normally snowboard with music playing in a headphone squeezed into my right ear. I leave my left ear open to the shouts of NewMan telling me off when I've turned the wrong way or because I like to listen out for all the ten year olds on skis that read more

Once upon a time a Bird bought her bloke a GoPro for his birthday and never before has he had so much fun on a snowboard.He even likes to take photos of me with it….… read more

I can already tell that Levi is unlike anywhere else I have snowboarded. Already so many words have popped into my head, prompted by the unexpected beauty of the landscape and scenery we have been surrounded by as we strapped snowboards to our feet and glided down the mountain side. Read more