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First Tracks in Serre Chevalier for 2020 Ski Season
As the low cloud lifted this morning, three sets of tracks were visible in the powder on the Bez piste. These tracks were from yesterday's ski tour when we had the fresh snow all to ourselves...
Probably the Best Ski Tour of the Year 2019
Better than any last winter or spring, it'll be hard to beat this week's ski tour for perfect powder for the entire descent, no other ski tourers and blue sky. Even the dogs, les Rando Chiens, agree...
Early Ski Touring in November for 2020 Ski Season
Following on from our first ski tour of the season, the weather again closed in with snow in the valley. So we waited for the first glimpses of sunshine as per forecast and opted for the Galibier sector.
First Ski Tour of the 2019 - 2020 Season
Many of our ski tours are accompanied by two very tough Jack Russells. But sometimes, as in this week's cold wind and powder, the going gets tough and so they get into the backpack...
Snow in the Alps, Meanwhile Rain at the Ski Show
While Serre Chevalier was wowing Instagram with snow on the pistes, yesterday, the Ski & Snowboard show was immersing first day visitors in biblical rain for the ultimate waterproof jacket test...
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GOING OFF GRID. Really want to get away from it all? Check out the Top 6 Off Grid Powder Places including Siberia, Kamchatka and Mount Elbrus, extreme skiing destinations for powder pioneers...
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SKI TOURING ON PISTE. It seems that on-piste ski touring is the new thing to do. More and more resorts now have special routes where people can climb up / ski tour / skin and then ski back down the piste - and big brands are getting behind it..
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THE BEST SKIS FOR WINTER 2020
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THE MOUNTAIN HUT SURVIVAL GUIDE. Our Style Altitude Ski Editor, 'Backcountry' Bing promised his wife, Tracy, he was whisking her away from it all to one of the most romantic place on earth, a secluded mountain hut in the middle of nowhere. The only trouble was it meant sleeping fully-clothed in a freezing dorm shared with at least a couple of dozen other less-than-fragrant ski tourers and a loo outside in the icy cold. Tracy survived to share her 10 tips including the essential gear for a staying in a mountain hut...
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SNOW TRIBES. Are you a Gnarly? Techie? Fashionskista? There are 7 distinct skiing and snowboarding style tribes? Check out which snow tribe you belong to.