Is there a dating app for skiers? A few, but SkiBuds isn't one
Yes, a few small ski dating apps exist. Why none of them is big, why the practical route is a big app with the mountain in your profile, and what SkiBuds is for.
Read more →Stories from the hill
Ski and snowboard stories
Trip reports, resort guides and training notes from the SkiBuds community.
How to make friends in a ski town, and how many ski days it takes
I moved to Colorado with one friend and met more than 60 people through SkiBuds. Meeting people is the easy part. What to count instead, how many ski days a friendship takes, and the text to send after a good day.
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No friends on a powder day? It depends where they're waiting
The saying is right about the bottom of the lift and wrong about the trees. A five-minute rule for the base, a one-second test for tree runs, and a message to send your crew tonight.
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Chairlift etiquette: how to share a seat nobody can leave
A chair is a seat nobody can leave until the top. That one fact explains the etiquette, from backpacks to the safety bar, and why the lift is the easiest place on the mountain to talk to a stranger.
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How to do a ski season: the date that matters more than the pass deadline
I rode 153 days in 2018/19 from a four-bed dorm in Whistler. Settle the room, the work and the date your money runs out before the pass, with a worked example and an exit plan.
Read more →Skiing alone: company on the way up, nobody on the way down
Skiing alone isn't weird. The lift seats you beside strangers on the way up, and nobody is beside you on the way down. The SkiBuds founder on planning a solo day for both halves.
Read more →SkiBuds Launch Update: Fall 2026
The SkiBuds app is still coming soon. This fall the website gained a guide for each of the 115 supported mountains, a free meetup planner, six region guides and a ski and snowboard glossary.
Read more →SkiBuds Launch Updates: Q3 2026
The rebuilt SkiBuds app is coming soon. Until then, the website has mountain forecasts, a first-meetup checklist and ski club resources.
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History, Vision, Future of SkiBuds (and why I need your help)
From a four-bed dorm in Whistler to meeting more than 100 riders: my March 2021 account of building the original SkiBuds app and asking the community for help.
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Hatcher Pass Canyon Gap
Erin Hogan on building Alaska's Hatcher Pass road gap: weeks of trucking in snow and covering car-sized boulders, a first hit sent too hard, then an Indy over a passing Ford Explorer.
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Not your typical trail map
Matt Liapis explains the mapping work behind Ski Maps, from lift alignments and contour lines to boundaries, terrain features and offline use.
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First Year Splitboarding In Bend Oregon
Francesca Jacquez describes her first backcountry season from Bend: learning to skin uphill, finding patient partners and working through tight trees.
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Yoga for Snowboarding/ Skiing
Bernardette Hernández's four-posture sequence for hip mobility: done in order on a mat at home, each held one to five minutes, at least three times a week.
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Teaching a 20 Month Old How to Snowboard
Michael Golston on why there is little real teaching at 20 months: the work is in the preparation, and the day ends when his daughter has had enough.
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