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Sarah Burke - Obituary

The outpouring of condolences from the freeskiing community is just one illustration of how well ...

Kuhtai mini break

When the massive snow storm hit the Alps at the beginning of January panic began to set in: ...

Huge snowfalls in the Alps

What a change in 48 hours! The long awaited snowfalls in the Alps began last weekend and have ...

 

Sarah Burke - Obituary

Simon AshtonMon, 23/01/2012 - 3:44pm
The outpouring of condolences from the freeskiing community is just one illustration of how well respected and revered Sarah Burke was. She was there at the start of Ski Halfpipe and has been one of, if not the strongest ambassador of the sport since its inception. A great winner and gracious in defeat she was the epitome of how we want our heroes to be.
 

Kuhtai mini break

Simon AshtonTue, 17/01/2012 - 12:14pm
When the massive snow storm hit the Alps at the beginning of January panic began to set in: would it affect the Youth Olympic Games, would we still be able to get to our resort and would there be any fresh snow left (i.e. untracked freshies to play in) by the time we got there. 
 

The skis are on the Aga...

Dickie FincherSun, 15/01/2012 - 9:13pm
It's time. I'm off in 12 hours and the final tweaks are being made. The snow is ok in Val Gardena, but not epic. That's fine. I'm still going skiing. Is there much off piste available? Still not sure, and I won't have a first hand report until I'm well on the way to Gatwick. So there are two pairs going into the bag, just in case. The Scotts are on the Aga because my waxing iron has bust and I just want to give them a too-late freshen up, and the Heads are box fresh and ready to scream.
 

See, it had to happen...

Dickie FincherTue, 20/12/2011 - 5:24pm
Snow is falling. And then some. I told you so (quietly, with hope). We had good snowfalls about three weeks earlier last year. We're getting epic dumps now. Here's to a long winter. How lucky we've just published The Powder Issue. Read and be inspired. I've just booked another trip on the back of it; that's how excited I am...
 

Effing useless online booking

Dickie FincherTue, 13/12/2011 - 10:45pm
Here I am, very warmed up for the season with nine families plus a group of friends waiting for me to press the button on a trip at Easter. That'll be just under 80 people about to commit to spending around 60 grand in one hit on a trip. I want to take them to the Dolomites to take advantage of the Dolomiti Superski family offer, but can I get any sense out of the website? Can I buggery.
 

Huge snowfalls in the Alps

Patrick ThorneWed, 07/12/2011 - 12:17pm
What a change in 48 hours! The long awaited snowfalls in the Alps began last weekend and have gathered pace with the biggest yet reported over the past 24 hours (to 8th Dec) with some of the biggest accumulations including 60cm in 24 hours at Meribel and 70cm in 24 hours at both Les Arcs and St Anton. 
 

Skiing Alone

Simon AshtonTue, 29/11/2011 - 1:10pm
It was probably a bad idea. It'd been dumping in Tignes all night and blustery snow showers were still rumbling in every few minutes. But the snow on the Grand Motte was amazing, too tempting to resist.
 

Sweat or talent?

Simon AshtonWed, 23/11/2011 - 5:12pm
Everyone wants amazing ski skills, right? But is the key to being king of the slopes simple, straightforward hard graft, or just good genes?
 

Jamie Pierre

Dickie FincherMon, 14/11/2011 - 8:58pm
We were talking about Jamie Pierre the other day. He'd phoned into the office during the summer for a catch up and his regular invite to go for a ski with him.
 

OK, we're off into the season...

Dickie FincherWed, 09/11/2011 - 8:13pm
...sort of. My, what a bumpy start we're having. Some people are out there, prepping for their trips, planning their transport, booking accommodation. Our group of village people have planned trip one, and it's into trip two mode in the next couple of weeks. It's Selva, a mid-Jan chalet, and it seems like good value at around £650 all in. We normally take a mate's apartment in France, but think that catered in Italy will be within a few quid overall.


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