Multifunctionality and sustainability are the common factors for the latest award winners, announced ahead of the ISPO exhibition in Munich. Ski brands among the ISPO winners include Ferreol, the up-and-coming ski manufacturing company from Quebec, who are pushing the eco-boundaries when it comes to sustainable ski production, winning the award for their Surfeur 112s made from flax fibres instead of synthetic.
Discover how we just missed a massive avalanche in our last Ski BlogOUR WEBCAM IS BACK. Check the weather, snow conditions and all the snow that has just landed outside STYLE ALTITUDE HQ here.
SNOW EXPRESS, the leading coach provider for skiers and snowboarders to the French Alps from London, has returned for the 2023-24 winter season with the first full service since pre Covid travel. Departing rom London Victoria or Folkestone to over 25 ski resorts in the French Alps, fares are from £179 return, including the Channel crossing, luggage and ski carriage. Partnered with Protect Our Winters, Snow Express is one way to lower your carbon footprint, with carbon emissions seven times lower than flying.
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Adiós La Nina. Hola El Niño.
For three years, La Nina has dominated global weather, the girl child kicking up some petulant snow storms, especially over the western side of North America, last winter, but leaving Europe underwhelmed. Now it's all change with the boy child, El Niño, taking over the meteorological nursery and shaking the snow globe...Image: Snowtime in Sun Peaks.
Discover MoreWhat's new for this winter 2023 -2024 for ski and snowboard wear? Well, there is one major trend that's going to smack you in the face like a shot of fresh pow. Want to guess?...
Discover MoreWhat happens when your dog collides with skis while ski touring? And what do you learn? After severed tendons and a bionic replacement, here's how our mountain dog lived to ski tour another day...
Discover MoreRussian biathletes face a chronic shortage of rifle cartridges due to Western economic sanctions, says former relay world champion Anton Babikov. click here for more
Huw Nightingale and Charlotte Bankes win Britain's first team snowboard cross World Cup medal with gold in France. click here for more
Finnish ice hockey player Sanni Hakala is paralysed from the chest down after falling and crashing into a goalpost head-first during a match. click here for more
Mia Brookes, Penny Healey and Charlie McIntyre are shortlisted for the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year award. click here for more
The French Alps is named as the preferred host for the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, while Salt Lake City is put forward for 2034. click here for more
