STYLE ALTITUDE for Skiing and Snowboarding

September
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SNOW IN THE ALPS IN AUGUST

We're over summer and getting seriously stoked for winter especially as it was snowing in the Alps in August - see image, above, from Les Arcs! OK, yes, we know, early snow does not mean it's going to be an epic ski season - but here's a clue for snow, if the ant hills are high in autumn, then get the powder skis out for winter.

Discover how we just missed a massive avalanche in our last Ski Blog
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    SKI NEWS

    SKI TOURING BINDINGS RECALL. Leading ski equipment manufacturers, Armada, Atomic and Salomon have issued a voluntary and precautionary product recall for a specific production run of the Tracer, Backland and MTN bindings. Following reports from several retailers and their technical investigation, it was revealed that under specific conditions, there is a potential risk of breakage of the spring guiding axis on the toe piece of the binding. Such a failure could lead to the disconnection of the ski boot from the ski, which may cause a skier to lose control, fall or suffer injuries.

    Bindings purchased before 1st May, 2022, are not affected by this voluntary recall but customers who believe they have affected bindings should immediately stop using them and take further action.

    Customers have two paths to identify impacted bindings:

    1. Visit https://www.salomon.com/safety-notice and follow instructions to identify the specific binding production batch for individual bindings.

    2. Visit the nearest authorized dealer to have brand experts determine if specific bindings are subject to recall.

    A new report by campaigners Badvertising and New Weather Sweden has exposed over 100 events, organisations and athletes in the winter sports world, as being sponsored by planet-polluting companies including fossil fuel producers, car manufacturers and airlines.

    Even the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS), is sponsored by Audi, who manufacture almost 90 percent petrol and diesel cars.

    Andrew Simms, Badvertising, remarks, “Sport ended tobacco sponsorship over health concerns, it needs to do the same with major polluters, not just to protect athletes, the planet and the public, but the future of sport.”

    After a generally warmer and shorter ski season in Europe, last winter, we say amen to that.

Features

1stSeptember
LEARNING FREESTYLE TRICKS AT SUMMER SNOWBOARD CAMP

LEARNING FREESTYLE TRICKS AT SUMMER SNOWBOARD CAMP

How to improve your snowboarding skills, learn new freestyle tricks and shorten the time between winters. Anna Reiserauer, above, airs her views on Tommie Bennett's summer snowboard camp at Timberline...

Photo: Matthew Dalton.

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Gear Reviews

1stMay
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BEST WOMEN'S ALL MOUNTAIN AND TOURING SKIS FOR ONE QUIVER 2024

What is the best one quiver ski? Is it possible for one ski to do all including touring? What are All Mountain skis like on the piste? What sort of compromises do you need to make if you only have one ski to do all conditions? These were the questions we were debating in the van as we drove the three hour journey from Serre Chevalier to La Clusaz for the 2023 SIGB Ski Test...

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The Ski Blog

24thMarch
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ONE MAN AND HIS SKI TOURING DOG

Our small, feisty 10 year old Jack Russell proves there is still plenty of life in the old dog as she aces a 10km and 850m vert ski tour up the Gardiole...

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Winter Sports News

    'Gross failures' as Valieva's doping case to begin

    American figure skater Vincent Zhou says the global anti-doping system is "failing athletes" before Russian Kamila Valieva's doping case hearing begins on Tuesday.
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    Butterfield aims to train through cancer treatment

    Jo Butterfield is determined not to let a breast cancer diagnosis derail her bid to become the first British athlete to win gold at both a summer and winter Paralympics.
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    Double Olympic bobsleigh pilot McNeill retires

    Double Olympic bobsleigh pilot Mica McNeill, who defied a funding cut to secure a best-ever British women's finish of eighth place at Pyeongchang 2018, has announced her retirement.
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    Muirhead urges government help to 'save' curling

    Olympic champion Eve Muirhead vows to fight for the future of Scottish curling and calls for government assistance to help "save" the sport.
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    Great Britain ice hockey player dies in car crash

    Mike Hammond, 33, died in the crash in Canada on Wednesday night, it has been announced.
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