The softest, fluffiest and cutest powder snow is born of extreme violence. Storm clouds punch, tear and kick their way across the mountains.

Autumn is bad. For the serious snow enthusiast, this nether period is a time of almost existential unease and longing.

Money never sleeps; especially in a ski resort. Indeed, it is usually partying harder than the people through whose hands it briefly...

With 47 winters under his belt since his mid-20s, Sam Masters has a thing or two to say about how to get the most out of your time on the...

By Sam Masters The 18th Century French philosopher Voltaire was the first to propose that humans should journey into nature as an...

By Bridget Rutherford - STAR.KIWI July 4, 2018 Lyttelton ski maker teams up with champagne company Veuve Clicquot has teamed up with...

We're partnering again with Million Metres Stream to help restore a waterway close to our hearts. The Selwyn's tributaries come straight...

Inspired by WORLD's creative use of the term "Made in New Zealand", we've purchased beanies from AS Colour and sequinned patches from Ali...

By Sam Masters What’s it really like working in a ski resort? We put the life of a seasonaire under the microscope – and we still haven’t...

By Sam Masters Admittedly Feng Shui is sooooo 2002 but its literal translation of “wind-water” makes it an apt metaphor for the ruthless...