Winter sports subreddits
We found 20 active winter sports subreddits: communities with at least one new post a day on average in September 2026, ranked by members. The largest is r/snowboarding with 1.64M members. The busiest is r/FigureSkating, with 1,676 posts last month. In 9 of the 17 we could measure, a brand-new account's post usually stays up: they remove 17% or fewer of posts from accounts under a week old.
Data for 20 communitiesDownload CSV
- r/snowboarding1.64M members
- r/FigureSkating1,676 posts in September 2026
- r/Backcountry11% of new-account posts removed
- r/iceskating89% of posts get a reply
All active winter sports subreddits, by members
| # | Subreddit | Members | Posts / month | Member growth, 12 mo | Median author age | Women | Posts with a reply | New-account posts removed | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | r/snowboarding↗For those who like to stand sideways on snow. | 1.64M | 625 | +3% | 30 | 15% | 87% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 2 | r/skiing↗The sport where you strap two boards to your feet and point them down the mountain. Turning optional! | 1.62M | 372 | +3% | 31 | 20% | 84% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 3 | r/Backcountry↗new-account friendlyReddit'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 up | 227K | 104 | +8% | 32 | 15% | 83% | 11% | Yes |
| 4 | r/FigureSkating↗A community for lovers of figure skating, 花样滑冰, фигурного катания, フィギュアスケート, and\or patinage artistique. Skaters, fans, parents, coaches, and zambonis welcome! See our Wiki for FAQs! | 126K | 1,676 | +56% | 28 | 76% | 85% | 81% | Yes |
| 5 | r/xcountryskiing↗Welcome to the subreddit dedicated to cross-country skiing, the best winter sport around. | 95K | 55 | +5% | 34 | 26% | 74% | 17% | Yes |
| 6 | r/snowboardingnoobs↗For noob snowboarders, or snowboarders that just want to ask noob questions. | 92K | 385 | +20% | 30 | 19% | 80% | 48% | Yes |
| 7 | r/icecoast↗new-account friendlyThe subreddit for information, comments and everything else about skiing and riding in the east. From Ohio to the Atlantic. | 78K | 145 | +20% | 33 | 20% | 86% | 15% | Yes |
| 8 | r/Skigear↗new-account friendly A ski gear sub for everything ski related. | 61K | 502 | +39% | 32 | 17% | 87% | 7% | Yes |
| 9 | r/ski↗new-account friendly/r/Ski: A place for those who like snow sports on Reddit. Snowboarding is allowed too. | 59K | 256 | +27% | 34 | 22% | 70% | 13% | Yes |
| 10 | r/skiingcirclejerk↗new-account friendlyskiingcirclejerk | 42K | 45 | +38% | 35 | 11% | 83% | 16% | Yes |
| 11 | r/Whistler↗Whistler, BC | 35K | 112 | +26% | 34 | 25% | 77% | 81% | Yes |
| 12 | r/Curling↗Curling is an international Olympic sport in which 42lb granite stones are slid along an icy surface to come to rest atop a painted target. In some ways similar to bocce ball or shuffleboard, curling | 34K | 61 | +56% | 36 | 19% | 88% | 18% | Yes |
| 13 | r/iceskating↗new-account friendlyIce skating! | 23K | 230 | +65% | 28 | 63% | 89% | 10% | Yes |
| 14 | r/iceclimbing↗For fans of ice climbing. | 20K | 39 | +14% | 31 | 14% | – | – | Yes |
| 15 | r/ShredditGirls↗new-account friendlyReddit community built around the culture that women and girls bring to shredding sports like snowboarding, as well as surfing, skiing, skateboarding, and more. | 19K | 55 | +40% | 32 | 71% | 74% | 13% | Yes |
| 16 | r/Spliddit↗Welcome to a subreddit full of kooky splitboarders. We love posts about rad trips, uphill and downhill stoke, pics, & gear questions. | 18K | 34 | +15% | 33 | 10% | – | – | Yes |
| 17 | r/UTsnow↗Information thread for all interested in Utah for Skiing or Snowboarding. | 17K | 41 | +39% | 34 | 19% | – | 17% | Yes |
| 18 | r/snowboard↗new-account friendly/r/Snowboard - for industry insiders | 14K | 34 | +12% | 34 | 11% | – | 10% | Yes |
| 19 | r/telemark↗For all things telemark ski-related. | 9.5K | 48 | +18% | 36 | 11% | – | – | Yes |
| 20 | r/GrandMountainAdv↗new-account friendlyGathering freeriders of Grand Mountain Adventure since 2018. Wishlist on Steam @ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1247360/ We also have a Discord channel @ https://discordapp.com/invite/SA4F5WN R | 8K | 33 | +17% | 24 | 9% | 77% | 3% | Yes |
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How this list is built
Subreddits are grouped into topics by what their posts are about; this list holds the winter sports group. We include subreddits that are safe for work and had at least 30 new posts in September 2026, about one a day.
Members is Reddit's subscriber count; growth compares it with a year earlier. Posts with a reply is the share of posts that got at least one comment over the last three months. Median author age and women are estimated from what authors say about themselves, and shown only when enough of them did. New-account posts removed is the share of posts from accounts younger than 7 days that were removed; communities at or below 17% are marked new-account friendly. Min. age/karma means the subreddit asks for a minimum account age or karma before you can post.
The list is rebuilt every month from public Reddit posts and comments. Data and CSV are free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with a link to this page.
Winter sports subreddits: common questions
What is the biggest winter sports subreddit?
r/snowboarding, with 1.64M members in September 2026. Next are r/skiing (1.62M) and r/Backcountry (227K).
Which winter sports subreddits are the most active?
By posts in September 2026: r/FigureSkating (1,676 posts), r/snowboarding (625 posts) and r/Skigear (502 posts).
Which winter sports subreddits can a new account post in?
r/Backcountry (11% of new-account posts removed), r/icecoast (15% of new-account posts removed) and r/Skigear (7% of new-account posts removed). They ask for no minimum karma or account age, and most posts from accounts under a week old stay up.
How often is this list updated?
Every month, when we rebuild our subreddit data. This version uses data for September 2026. Member counts come from Reddit; activity, removals and who writes come from public Reddit posts and comments.
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