Alpine News Features
Alpine News Features
By Sam Masters.
Any student of skiing is naturally drawn to the Chinese philosophers of the Shang Dynasty (1400 BC) and the origins of Yin and Yang.
- January 01, 2020
The Mount Olympus Freeride Open (MOFO for short) is the brainchild of Freeride World Tour Judge and Kiwi Freeride godfather Dion Newport.
- October 01, 2019
By Imogen Van Pierce.
Famous for their epic terrain and down to earth hospitality, the Selwyn Six club fields become a home away from home for many families over the winter months.
Famous for their epic terrain and down to earth hospitality, the Selwyn Six club fields become a home away from home for many families over the winter months.
- September 02, 2019
By Ben Hume.
There is nothing else quite like it. Sure, you’ve seen or might’ve been to rail jam before, but this is something more. Formerly “JIB the Foundry”, now “JIB”
There is nothing else quite like it. Sure, you’ve seen or might’ve been to rail jam before, but this is something more. Formerly “JIB the Foundry”, now “JIB”
- September 01, 2019
By Ben Hume.
An odd scene to find yourself in, early Sunday, the Last weekend of the term, in the Foundry Bar car park?? Who, what, why, how? Well…skiing, of course. 4 whole days of it too, isn’t that a treat!
An odd scene to find yourself in, early Sunday, the Last weekend of the term, in the Foundry Bar car park?? Who, what, why, how? Well…skiing, of course. 4 whole days of it too, isn’t that a treat!
- August 29, 2019
By Sam Masters.
I didn’t like young people even when I was young. The gap between how young people think the world works and how it actually works explains why they are so ruthlessly exploited as unpaid interns, customer-service impact pads and cannon fodder.
I didn’t like young people even when I was young. The gap between how young people think the world works and how it actually works explains why they are so ruthlessly exploited as unpaid interns, customer-service impact pads and cannon fodder.
- August 15, 2019
By Ollie Hunt.
MFC Syndicate, A group of local Canterbury Freeride skiers, ran a two day coaching session at Mount Olympus last year, this year they returned and held another - Chill contributor Ollie Hunt coached at both.
MFC Syndicate, A group of local Canterbury Freeride skiers, ran a two day coaching session at Mount Olympus last year, this year they returned and held another - Chill contributor Ollie Hunt coached at both.
- August 01, 2019
The Federated Mountain Clubs and the New Zealand Alpine Club have liaised with all of Aotearoa's ski fields, to come up with guidelines on how to behave when accessing backcountry terrain via a ski area.
- July 20, 2019
By Sam Masters. In skiing, as in life, it’s always best to take the high traverse.
- July 01, 2019
By Anna Keeling.
Being a mum and owner/operator of a mountain guiding business means I’m all about other people’s missions.
- July 01, 2019
I’ve devoted my life to skiing powder. I can’t back a trailer or use a chainsaw - but I can adjust a race binding with my fingernail.
- June 01, 2019
Recently I listened to a podcast released by Utah Avalanche forecaster and good friend, Drew Hardesty. He talked very honestly about the day, (in 2019), when he blew the forecast.
- June 01, 2019