Should you book your ski holiday now? Or wait and face rising prices? The ski industry is holding its breath praying there is no further fall out from the coronavirus pandemic for skiing and ski resorts next winter...Read More
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Not A Bad Place for the Van to Break Down
Let's face it there are worse places for your van to break down than the Italian Alps where there's always an adventure to be had whether climbing, hiking, taking a bus to Chamonix or an Italian taxi...
Travelling To Italy Post Covid. What Could Go Wrong?
Getting out of Dodge (Italy) in haste back in March, it seemed a good plan to return, post covid lockdown, and collect all the gear before heading back to the UK. But make a plan, make God laugh...
When You Want To Stay In Your Bubble In The Mountains
For all those with FOGO, Fear Of Going Out after weeks of living in a secure bubble during coronavirus confinement, here's the perfect summer holiday, a bubble in the mountains...
The Good and Bad News About A Ski Touring Boom
With post confinement ski resorts potentially having to restrict lift and restaurant services, next winter, there's a big buzz about going ski touring instead but is this good news?...
Skiing with Covid-19 Demons by Chris Tomlinson
What is the future for skiing next winter? Avoiding covidiots on the piste? Why even go to resorts with no apres? So will it be ski touring in the Alps? Or maybe skiing in England as a last resort?...
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THE CORONARVIRUS EFFECT: THE FUTURE FOR SKI RESORTS
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NATIONAL SNOW SHOW LAUNCH. The phoenix has risen out of the ashes of the fallen Telegraph Ski & Snowboard show which closed, last year,even before the effect of Covid-19 on the ski industry. A new exhibition, the National Snow Show will open at the NEC in Birmingham, a two day event from 23rd-24th October.
SKI K2 PEAK TO BASE? MISSION IMPOSSIBLE? OR POSSIBLE? Watch a new feature length documentary called The Impossible Descent, revealing how Polish ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel became the first to ascend K2 without oxygen and to click into his bindings at 8,611m and descend without removing his skis...
TOP TIPS FOR SKIING OFF PISTE AND POWDER. How do I ski powder? How is skiing off piste different to on piste? Do I need fat skis to freeride? Check out these tips from ski instructor, James King, to ski powder like a pro...
SKIERS KNEES: FROM ACL REPAIR TO KNEE REPLACEMENT. 'Bend zee knees'. Oh you can't? Either through injury or pain do you feel your days are numbered for skiing or snowboarding? But with great leaps in knee treatments and surgery you could be riding into your twilight - make that midnight - years. Check out the latest knee treatments and surgery plus the price of a new knee...
SKI AND SNOWBOARD GEAR
BUZZ LIGHT GEAR. HOW LIGHT IS RIGHT FOR SKI TOURING?
How light can you get for ski touring? How wide should your skis be? And how much rocker? It's all a trade off, choosing what works better for touring up against ease of skiing down. Ken Reeve, Backcountry Editor weighs up the best options...Read More
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RANDOS. There's an easy swagger to a ski tourer as they walk along, skis on one shoulder. You may think it has something to do with their superiority as part of the badass Rando club looking down on piste punters, but it's actually just because they have their touring boots in walk mode...
PHANTOM GLIDE WAXLESS BASE by DPS does it actually work? Check out our Phantom Glide application guide and performance review over a winter season for the permanent waxless base with great glide performance for all snow temperatures...
WHAT SKI AND SNOWBOARD WEAR TO BUY FOR SKI SEASON WINTER 2019 - 2020? Looking at style, fashion and performance for ski and snowboard clothing plus the eco trend that will help protect our winters...
THE TOP SKIS FOR WINTER 2020 Check out the reviews and awards for men's and women's skis for this winter from the most trusted pro ski testers, PROSKILAB...