Action packed highlights from The North Face Frontier.

Zoi Sadowski-Synnott and Carlos Garcia Knight have shown their Olympic medal credentials.

The snow training facilities in Wanaka are getting a $500k upgrade.

Widespread snowfalls have raised avalanche warnings to the highest level in seven areas.

Champion skier Tom Garatadour did not return as scheduled from backcountry ski trip.

Drizzle for the north, sleet for the south; Tuesday's not looking too flash.

Ruapehu is considering extending the season. Made from funding with NZ On Air.

One snow-mad family went to extreme lengths to be first on the slopes at The Remarkables

New Zealand sit skier Corey Peters has earned a silver medal in the downhill event on opening day at the 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships in Italy.

Walkers put on a rope for safety

After suffering a neck injury, winter athlete Jossi Wells' recuperation period was time well spent.

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A 15-year-old snowboarder miraculously avoided injury after falling down an 8m waterfall hole lined with sharp rocks and icicles on

Ruapehu Alpine Lifts also faced an uncertain future in 2016 due to a persistent decline in skier numbers and falling profitability. Video / Alan Gibson 2016

Source: Red Bull Nico Porteous lands Triple Cork 1440 at just 14 years old

Prime minister John Key was a guest of the French President, Francois Hollande at the Bastille Day commemorations in Paris Chris Froome was allowed to keep the yellow jersey after the Tour de France race jury ruled he lost his bike in unfair circumstances.

The beginner slopes at Whakapapa and Turoa are open in time for the school holidays.

Victor Daviet explains the difficulty of backcountry snowboarding in the movie Comfort Zone

An epic crash compilation from the movie Stratospheric

The Ultimate Road/Snow Trip in Russia, as seen in the movie Altai.

Chris Logan showing off his mad ski skills in the movie After Dark.

Laurent Duhalde suffers from a severe back injury in the snowboarding movie No One Knows

John Key announces his policy that will require councils to open up new land to housing and a street has been cordoned off in South Auckland after the death of a child in a property there.

What to do when the whole family is geared up for a family ski trip and you're cringing...

A video of a snowboarder being chased by a bear down the slope in Japan has divided internet opinion. Source: YouTube / Kelly Murphy

Victor De Le Rue having the best time of his life in Alaska, as seen in 'Alive and Kicking".

Having fun in Japan isn't only about the perfect powder! From the snow film 'Gum'.

Sunset ski sessions on the incredible slopes of Hokkaido, Japan. As seen in "Signatures".

Snowmobile crash compilation from "Crusty 11 Chaotic Chronicles".