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Best Skiing & Snowboarding Subreddits (November 2026)

Most skiing and snowboarding talk on Reddit happens in a few big places, but the smaller communities are where the specialists are. We checked the communities Reddit returns for “skiing” and “snowboarding”, kept the public, safe-for-work ones with at least 25,000 members that are still posting, and ranked the 5 that remain by size. Together they have 3.6M members.

How the skiing and snowboarding communities compare

Membership is concentrated: the three largest communities hold 96% of all members on this list, so most of the skiing and snowboarding conversation happens in a handful of places. Among the communities we track weekly, r/skiing grew fastest recently (+0.03%, +558 members since Oct 26). The oldest is r/snowboarding, founded in 2008, and every community here is more than five years old — this is a long-established corner of Reddit.

The 5 biggest skiing and snowboarding subreddits

  1. r/snowboarding 1,644,014 members · +548 since Oct 26 · since 2008

    For those who like to stand sideways on snow.

  2. r/skiing 1,618,410 members · +558 since Oct 26 · since 2008

    The sport where you strap two boards to your feet and point them down the mountain. Turning optional!

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    r/Backcountry ↗ 203,747 members · since 2011

    Reddit's OG off-piste sub for all things backcountry skiing/splitboarding. Those two, non-detachable low speed quads are the best season pass you'll ever own. We encourage posts re: human powered uphill/downhill shralping, TR's, …

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    r/xcountryskiing ↗ 89,116 members · since 2011

    Welcome to the subreddit dedicated to cross-country skiing, the best winter sport around.

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    r/snowboardingnoobs ↗ 70,287 members · since 2016

    For noob snowboarders, or snowboarders that just want to ask noob questions.

Choosing where to post

Big subreddits give a post the widest audience, but they also bury it quickly; the mid-sized communities on this list are usually friendlier for questions and first posts. Always read the rules in the sidebar first — each community is run by its own volunteer moderators. Our guide to searching Reddit explains how to dig through any of these communities, and the subreddit info tool gives you the stats of one we don't list.

Frequently asked questions

Which skiing and snowboarding subreddit has the most members?

r/snowboarding is the largest, with 1,644,014 members, followed by r/skiing (1.6M) and r/Backcountry (203.7K).

How many skiing and snowboarding communities are on this list?

We list 5 active, safe-for-work skiing and snowboarding communities with at least 25,000 members each, 3.6M members in total (people can be in several). Reddit has many smaller ones too; our guide on searching Reddit shows how to find them.

What is the oldest skiing and snowboarding subreddit?

r/snowboarding, created on May 22, 2008.

Are these skiing and snowboarding subreddits safe for work?

Yes. Every community on this page is public and not marked 18+ by Reddit, and we filter out communities whose name or description points to adult content.

Data: Reddit's public subreddit search and the Arctic Shift archive (Nov 6, 2026), growth from SubMouse's weekly snapshots. Member counts of communities outside our Top 1000 come from the archive and can lag a little. Not affiliated with Reddit.