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Summer powder anyone?

Tue, 08/05/2012 - 11:54am
It’s summer (apparently) and despite one of the most epic seasons ever, with skiing in Scotland right into May, we’re already chomping at the bit to get ourselves back onto the mountain. So we’ve hunted down the best summer ski resorts; from long-haul powder and southern gems right through to summer glaciers. Who say’s we have to wait until December for our next snow-fix? North American backcountry Thompson Pass, Alaska When? Now until late June
 

Few Words

Tue, 01/05/2012 - 2:24pm
Quiksilver presents Candide Thovex’s first feature-length film FEW WORDS.
 

Would I let the train take the strain? Yeah right...

Dickie FincherTue, 17/04/2012 - 8:16pm
Train v plane v car More skiers than ever* are using their cars to get away. Anyone who experienced the volcanic delays a couple of winters ago wouldn’t take much to tip them into alternative transport, but the train has also seen a boost in travel. Dickie experiments with all forms of travel to assess qualitative and quantative reasons for choosing your route to the mountains. *Actually true, as opposed to journalistic cobblers. Ferry companies all report at least 10% increase in traffic during key ski season months, some significantly more.
 

When Fall-Line was just a twinkle in its creator’s eye...

Mon, 16/04/2012 - 12:19pm
It’s hard to imagine a world before Fall-Line, but there was one – until one afternoon, in 1991, in a kitchen in Chamonix, Tim Barnett decided on a whim to create his own ski magazine. In this extract from issue 100 of Fall-Line Skiing Magazine, Tim tells Nicola Iseard about the highs and lows of getting it off the ground.
 

BRITS Snow & Music Festival wrap up

Thu, 12/04/2012 - 11:58am
The BRITS Snow & Music Festival has wrapped up its eighth year of world-class riding, pumping parties and some adventurous après sessions in the freestyle mecca of Laax, Switzerland.
 

5 of the best late spring ski resorts

Thu, 05/04/2012 - 11:41am
Oh how we can hate this time of year, with the sun-shining and threatening to obliterate every tiny bit of snow on our blessed mountain tops. But this year, after an early warm spell, we seem to have been blasted straight back into winter. So while the rest of Europe moans about the wet weather, us skiers are singing praises to the snow-gods for extending the ski season that little bit further…. And with that in mind, here’s our round-up of Europe’s best late-season ski resorts.
 

Win Bawbags!

Fri, 23/03/2012 - 11:21am
Yes bawbags is a humorous Scottish euphemism for men’s goolies. But it’s also the name of a rather brilliant underpants brand – they’re the Calvin Kleins of the freeski world (but with much brighter colours and wackyprints), worn by the likes of James ‘Woodsy’ Woods and Dan Wakeham.
 

Andreas Håtveit wins Austrian Freeski Open

Thu, 15/03/2012 - 1:19pm
Celebrating it’s tenth anniversary this year, the Austrian Freeski Open is undeniably one of the premier freeski events in Europe. Countless top athletes flock to Kaprun from all over the globe to compete on the world renown Kitzsteinhorn glacier. ATOMIC is also the proud head sponsor of the AFO, Europe’s only AFP Gold level slopestyle event.
 

TimeLine Episode 4

VideoThu, 15/03/2012 - 12:39pm
Take a cliff-jumping train trip through Switzerland with Xavier de Le Rue
 

Salomon Freeski: S5 E15 Mark Abma

Tue, 13/03/2012 - 11:16am
Over the past decade, Mark Abma has become one of the most celebrated freeskiers in the sport. This week he takes us on a trip inside his mind. Mark Abma in All.I.Can. from The Sherpas Salomon freeskiers hit Kashmir


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