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When the snow looks as good as it does today it’s easy to throw caution to the wind and dive straight into the nearest patch of powder you can get to. But making sure you’ve got the right kit in your pack, and that you know how to use it (and read the terrain) is […]
If you want to ski fresh, untracked powder, with nobody else for miles around you could go heli-skiing but that’s expensive. The alternative is to go ski-touring and use special bindings and furry climbing “skins” on your skis to walk up the snow. Suddenly, wherever there is snow on a hill, you can go skiing, including unlikely destinations […]
New Year’s Eve parties can bring their own special kind of pressure. It can be a logistical nightmare with extortionate taxi fares, where you always seem to end up with FOMO (fear of missing out). BUT ski holidays over New Year are a perfect break – you can get good conditions and there’s a wonderful […]
We have been travelling around our resorts catching up with our instructors and gathering as much local info as we can. We have already completed a tips for skiing in Tignes. Next stop is Courchevel. Here are our tips for skiing in Courchevel. Tips for Skiing in Courchevel Picking the best pistes for that day […]
Our friends and winter 2013/14 clothing and equipment partners Ellis Brigham Mountain Sports stock everything that a skier or snowboarder could possibly desire this Christmas. So we felt it only right to challenge them to give us their most wanted item from the 1000’s on offer in their shops. Ellis Brigham Christmas Wishlist Steve, Ski Buyer, […]
The Tignes team have been enjoying the amazing conditions on the glacier for nearly a month now. Tess and Joe spent a week training Slalom with Olympian Alain Baxter, Ant has been working hard with the Mini-Gap group and Amy is finishing her fourth week of Eurotest training. The Espace Killy lifts opened up to […]
What is the difference between waterskiing and skiing? Can snow ski skills transfer to waterskiing? This is what we wanted to find out. Luckily our ski instructor, Pete MIles, was a willing guinea pig for our experiment. Waterskiing vs Skiing You know when some people are just born sporty? Apparently, there’s a little more to it than […]
