Executive Summary
We analyzed 20 skiing communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: skiing has many smaller groups and a few very large outliers pulling averages up.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-05-15
- Communities
- 20
- Platforms
- 4
- Avg members
- 151K
- Median members
- 8K
Where Skiing Communities Are Hosted
- Independent Platforms: 9 communities (45%)
- Reddit: 6 communities (30%)
- Discord: 3 communities (15%)
- Facebook: 2 communities (10%)
- 9(45%)
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Independent Platforms - 6(30%)
Reddit - 3(15%)
Discord - 2(10%)
Facebook
Format mix
- 17(85%)Forum / feed-based
- 3(15%)Chat communities
Most listings are forum / feed-based (85%).
Independent Platforms leads, but Reddit and Discord also represent meaningful shares.
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 1 communities (5%)
- Large: 7 communities (35%)
- Huge: 4 communities (20%)
- Massive: 1 communities (5%)
- Gigantic: 1 communities (5%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 1(5%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 7(35%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 4(20%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 1(5%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 1(5%)Gigantic1M+ members
6 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 19 communities (95%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 1 communities (5%)
The average is much higher than the median (151K vs 8K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Skiing Differs From Other Categories
Skiing is more free-to-join, and smaller, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Skiing | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 95% | 85% |
| Median members | 8K | 25K |
| Average members | 151K | 669K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 5% | 15% |
| Live chat | 20% | 38% |
| Discord share | 15% | 16% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 15 communities (75%)
- Newsletter: 5 communities (25%)
- Online/Offline Events: 5 communities (25%)
- Live Chat: 4 communities (20%)
- 75%Forum
- 25%Newsletter
- 25%Online/Offline Events
- 20%Live Chat
Niche Features
- Member Perks: 1 communities (5%)
- Paid Community: 1 communities (5%)
- Pairing: 1 communities (5%)
- Tools: 1 communities (5%)
- 5%Member Perks
- 5%Paid Community
- 5%Pairing
- 5%Tools
Forum appears on 75% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 8
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Platforms | 9 | 45% | 1 | 20% |
| Discord | 3 | 15% | 4 | 80% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Discord gets 80% of clicks but only 15% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 4(80%)Chat communities
- 1(20%)Forum / feed-based
Most-clicked features
- 4(80%)Live Chat
- 3(60%)Online/Offline Events
- 1(20%)Forum
Top-clicked listings
- 2(40%)r/skiing Discord
- 2(40%)Top of the Mountain
- 1(20%)SnowPals
Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.
Trends
Founded year
- 1977: 1 communities (10%)
- 1999: 1 communities (10%)
- 2008: 1 communities (10%)
- 2010: 1 communities (10%)
- 2011: 2 communities (20%)
- 2012: 1 communities (10%)
- 2015: 1 communities (10%)
- 2017: 2 communities (20%)
10 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 2011.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Skiing. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.
- •This is a smaller slice of Hive Index's database, so read trends as directional.
- •Last updated 2026-05-15
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