What makes the perfect powder hound? It's not size that matters - type of coat, energy, intelligence and, yep, dogged determination can all dictate how good your dog will be for coming on ski tours...Discover More
SKI NEWS
Catch up with our latest ski blog as the season comes to an end in the Northern Hemisphere.STYLE ALTITUDE now has 8 (and counting) awards for our Ski Blog and the coveted accolade of BEST SKI & SNOWBOARD PUBLICATION UK, 2020 Fitness & Nutrition Awards.
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On The (Wet) Road for a Month in Los Canos de Meca
Our Road Trip to Los Canos de Meca in Spain became a Road Drip with epic rain for nearly the whole three day drive. If only we'd had half that precipitation as snow during the winter in the Alps...
Winter in the morning then summer in the afternoon
As so often happens in April one day we can be ski touring early in the morning in perfect spring snow and the next taking cycling up to the snow covered cols that may or may not be open
The Serre Chevalier Ski Season Stuttering to a Finish
What a difference a few kilometres make. With little fresh snow in Serre Che, Montgenevre, 11km as the crow flies, scored 30cm and Claviere next door Italy had nigh on 40cm...
Could Ski Touring Be The Route To A Long Life?
10,000 steps a day? Pah. Try ski touring up a mountain and skiing down in technical conditions. Yesterday we met a group all over 85, proof that ski touring helps you live to a ripping old age...
Eurotunnel vs the Ferry which is the best crossing
Over the years we've travelled to and from our home in the Hautes Alpes many times. But which is the best way and the cheapest to travel, the tunnel or the ferry, as both have their advantages?
Skiing and Snowboarding Features and Gear Reviews
STYLE ALTITUDE Features always have an edge (or two). For park, piste and powder. Off piste, backcountry, slackcountry including Tour Guides showing routes for classic ski tours plus daily ski weather blog and snow conditions throughout the winter with Live Mountain Webcam. Ski and snowboard reviews, the latest new and technical kit, ski and snowboard wear all feature in Gear . For Ski Resort guides go to Friends In High Places with news and views from those working a season (or three) in Seasonaires . For skiers and snowboarders. #lifesamountain
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HOW TO TEACH YOUR DOG TO SKI TOUR AND BE A POWDER HOUND
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THE HIGH LIFE. Dream of living in the mountains and skiing every day? Well, why not make it a reality? Why can't WFH be Working From High? Based in Sun Peaks for the winter, Brits Louise and Simon Hudson ski 100 days a year, having discovered how to work, rest and ski, living the dream. Here's how...
WHAT IS THE FUTURE FOR SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING 2022 - and BEYOND ? Five years ago our North American Editor Louise Hudson compiled an epic article about the Future of Skiing and Snowboarding for STYLE ALTITUDE. She couldn’t have predicted the pandemic and the devastation that it would wreak on many forms of travel and tourism, especially the snowsports industry. But just as a bluebird follows a snowstorm, so the sun will shine on ski resorts post pandemic and in the future. It's the new après as in après Covid. with some of those pandemic precautions actually having some positive effects, not least the fact that it is now possible to WFM Work From Mountains...
THREE WAYS TO TAKE YOUR SKIING TO ANOTHER LEVEL. How do you improve your skiing? Make sure you are fit, be willing to learn and always follow Rule No 5...
SNOWMADS' GUIDE TO TAKING A MOTORHOME OR CAMPERVAN FOR SKIING: Discover why there's snow place like a motorhome when it comes to staying in a ski resort.
SKI AND SNOWBOARD GEAR
STYLE GUIDE TO SKI AND SNOWBOARD WEAR FOR WINTER 2021 - 2022
Plus ça change, the more things change, the more they stay the same, just about sums up ski and snowboard wear for this winter. For many outdoor brands and retailers it's a roll-over season, having sold very little during the missing ski season of 2020-2021.
What to wear? It depends on your tribe. It's still GNAR versus GLAMOUR, performance layers versus shiny bodycon pieces - and no prize for knowing which is aimed at the powder pros and which is for piste poseurs...Discover More
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RENT A TENT: RAB LAUNCHES RENTAL SERVICE FOR OUTDOOR GEAR. From an insulated jacket to an expedition quality tent, the new service aims to increase outdoor participation and reduce waste.
NEW SITE FOR BUYING AND SELLING SKI GEAR ONLINE. Resell, Recycle AND Reduce Waste via new online ski gear site, WhoSki.com
OSGO'S NEOTERIC SUPERLIGHT 90MM SKI, THE THOR REVIEW. Why this one quiver backcountry ski is stealing all the thunder. Ride and tested by Rob Benton...
HOW TO KEEP YOUR HANDS AND FEET WARM WHEN SKIING. No need to suffer now we have tech accessories to take the misery out of feeling cold...
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Ice Hockey World Championship: Great Britain lose 6-0 to Sweden
Great Britain suffer a 6-0 defeat by Sweden in their third game at the 2022 Ice Hockey World Championship. click here for more