Should you book your ski holiday now? Or wait and face rising prices? The ski industry is holding its breath praying infection rates don't rise higher and there is no further fall out from the coronavirus pandemic for skiing and ski resorts this winter...Read More
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The Fischer ski factory in Ukraine has been destroyed in a fire. No one hurt but skis manufactured for various top brands including Stockl, Scott and Rossignol as well as Fischer have gone up in flames.
The British Army has cancelled all winter sports in the Alps this winter due to Covid-19 - a huge blow to European ski resorts that have benefited for years from month-long training programmes across all disciplines involving hundreds of officers and soldiers held by the Army Winter Sports Association.
Dropping. Jeremy Jones' latest movie, Purple Mountains is all about balance, down the spines of sheer white walls, figuring out his carbon footprint and how to further Protect Our Winters, changing politicians' and climate sceptics' views one step at a time, just like he split boards up the mountains.
Freeride World Tour announces kick-off in Hakuba, 23rd January with a new format
Early snow in the Alps settling above 2000m with temperatures now plummeting. Check out our webcam in Serre Chevalier
UK travellers to Switzerland made to quarantine for 10 days curtails plans of early skiing via Geneva. Now Italy is asking for Covid tests before entry, France for self-certification and every European country with ski resorts are off the FCDO list for exemption from ''all but essential travel' except for Norway and Sweden. Check out the latest news for ski holidays and ski resorts here.
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The Good and Bad News About A Ski Touring Boom
With ski resorts potentially having to restrict lift and restaurant services, this winter, if not even cancel, there's a big buzz about going ski touring instead but is this really good news?...
Who's Getting Fit For Skiing or Boarding This Winter?
There are now less than 70 days before the start of December and first lifts opening in the Northern Hemisphere ski resorts (just don't mention the 'c' word as in Covid-19). So time to get ski fit ?...
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...
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GRAHAM BELL GETS HIS SKATES ON .Out of the snow and his comfort zone, Graham Bell is taking part in Dancing On Ice, 2021, But he told us in our interview about Stylish Skiing that one of the most important things to wear skiing is a smile. So will he be smiling on the ice?
SNOW FORECAST FOR THE ALPS WINTER 2020-2021. With a full-blown La Nina forming, the magnetic north moving south, the opening of an ozone hole above the North Pole and a lack of sunspots, there could be climate trouble ahead. Check out the meteorological implications and the hair on a cow's neck for how much snow - and powder - we can expect for this winter's ski season in the Alps...
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, 2021...
7 FIXES FOR SKI FITNESS. When you go skiing or snowboarding you want to hit the ground running / riding that is, not be out of breath after the first black run with aching quads after the first mogul. Here's how to step up and fix your fitness for the mountains including boredom-busting exercises and fitness techniques that cost only a few minutes of your time...
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HONOR WATCH GS PRO TEST REVIEW. Here at Style Altitude, we've not been able to test the ski and mountain functionality that this new smartwatch offers but if it's anything like what's on offer in other sports modes then you'll be glued to the watch....
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