Skiing and snowboarding

What’s the big news this season? Sam Haddad, editor of coolermag.com As someone who always panics that I’ll have picked a resort with the worst conditions in the region, I’m excited about the Nomads powder bus, an old American school bus converted into a powder-chasing hostel on wheels, with beds from €50 a night. It’ll be based in Berne, Switzerland, for January and February, and Chambéry in the French Alps for March and April. Mark von Roy, editor-in-chief, Downdays At the Nine Knights event in Livigno, Italy (4-11 April), you can watch the best freeskiers performing crazy tricks on an immense snow castle. It’s also a time for crazy parties and catching some spring powder if the clouds align. Livigno is a tax-free zone on the border with Switzerland, in a valley accessed by a single-lane tunnel. It offers great all-mountain skiing, from groomers, to freeride lines, to park skiing and lively après ski. Sam McMahon, online editor, Whitelines magazine For the first time, the Freeride World Tour will be heading to the dream destination: Alaska. With some of the best riders on the steepest ridable faces in the world, it’ll be the event to watch online this season. Closer to home, the finals of the FWT take place on the Bec des Rosses in Verbier in March. The gnarliest terrain on the tour will meet the world’s top skiers and boarders, but you’ll be able to view it live from the Mont Fort piste on the other side of the valley in relative comfort. Nicola Iseard, editor, Fall Line There is a lot going on in Utah. Its 15th resort, Cherry Peak is open for this season. It’s in the foothills of Richmond near Logan, and while on the small side (only three lifts), the tree skiing looks to be epic, given Utah’s mega annual snowfall.