News
by Lulu Sheard
A new wintersports show is being organised at the Birmingham NEC next year. The National Snow Show is taking place on the 23-24 October 2021, and will bring together skiers, snowboarders and the ski trade for a weekend of presentations, workshops, brand and retail exhibitors, entertainment and parties, alongside some of the biggest names in Snowsports.
by Lulu Sheard
The majority of skiers and snowboarders still intend to go skiing this season, despite the current number of confirmed bookings for 20/21 being relatively low so far, according to surveys carried out by various wintersports organisations.
A new documentary, ‘K2: The Impossible Descent’, tells the exceptional story of Andrzej Bargiel’s historic ski-descent from the infamous Himalayan peak, the world’s second highest mountain.
Andrzej Bargiel during a training session in La Grave, France
Watch the documentary by clicking here
Rob Freeman, the Deputy Editor of the Skier & Snowboarder magazine, sadly passed away recently. He worked with Publisher and Editor Frank ‘Scoop’ Baldwin on the magazine for 30 years. Here Frank remembers some of their fun times together and how Rob played a major part in the success of the magazine
The Tyrol Tourist Board has issued a statement about resorts in the area. It says: With the announcement of the state of Tyrol on March 12, 2020, additional precautionary measures to contain and combat the spread of the coronavirus have been implemented for all of Tyrol.
Vintage ski posters are always popular with skiers and snowboarders – and you have the chance to make a bid for a selection of rare examples when they go under the hammer at Swann Auction Galleries on Thursday (13 February).
Klagenfurt Airport, Easyjet and two of the leading ski resorts in southern Austria have joined and have come up with a money saving offer for skiers and snowboarders who want to make a low-cost fast trip to the Alps this winter.
Skiing Around The World – Volume 1 by self confessed ski-bum Jimmy Petterson came out 14 years ago. Now it’s been reprinted and is on sale along with the even bigger Skiing Around The World – Volume 2. Skier & Snowboarder magazine News Editor Patrick Thorne compares the old and the new and explains why these are two books every skier should have in their library.
Visitors to this year’s Telegraph London Ski & Snowboard Festival at Battersea Park (24 – 27 October) had to brave torrential rain to get to the show on the first day.
The wet weather was particularly unwelcome for the exhibitors and other attractions which were outside the main hall, known as Battersea Evolution.
Sherman R Poppen
Sherman R. Poppen, one of the biggest names in the development of snowboarding, has died at the age of 89.
Back in 1965, while living in Michigan, Poppen decided to nail his daughter’s skis together to create what he named a ‘Snurfer’. Then later, working with a local manufacturer, his invention was mass produced and for sale in shops by Christmas 1966. The first-ever World Snurfing Competition was staged two years later.
ONE year ago today, on July 25 2018, Ellie Souter from Surrey, one of the most progressive Junior Female Snowboard Athletes in Great Britain, took her own life on her 18th birthday in the ski resort of Les Gets, France.
THEY say there is no such things as a free lunch writes Skier & Snowboarder magazine editor Frank ‘Scoop’ Baldwin – and this was the case when I was invited to sample the fantastic food on offer through Huski, the company that delivers delicious meals prepared in the French Alps direct to your ski accommodation.
SKI 2 is offering Adventure Ski Weeks in Italy for youngsters who might think that they are too old for ski school.
Champoluc specialist ski tour operator Ski 2 is running the courses to those who ski very good parallel and are looking some high energy ski tuition.
Sunday 24 March 2019 marked the 75th anniversary of the real ‘Great Escape’ and several special events and memorials have been held on the site of the former German Prisoner of War camp which is now part of Poland.
ALPINRESORTS.com is the largest online marketplace for ski rental and ski lesson bookings in Europe. It has 1,000 partner shops and 150 ski schools throughout the Alps. Last year more than 300,000 customers booked their ski equipment online in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, Andorra and Bulgaria via ALPINRESORTS.com
By booking online customers can claim a discount of up to 60%. Plus the ALPINRESORTS service saves you times when picking up your equipment from the rental outlets as it has already been prepared for your arrival.
Hollywood star David Hasselhoff – the star of hit shows such as Knight Rider and Baywatch is a brand ambassador for ALPINRESORTS.com.
www.alpinresorts.com/en/ski-rental
You can read the latest issue of the Skier & Snowboarder magazine by clicking here.
If you prefer a printed version, pick up a copy for free from your local ski and snowboard store or ski slope (while stocks last).
By Rob Freeman
IT’S the dream of many of us – owning a ski-in ski-out heavily-timbered chalet with a balcony in the Alps. Hot tub on the deck. Spacious en suite bedrooms. Sauna, games room, cinema room, wine cellar, ski room with boot warmers. Piste right outside the door. You know the sort of place I have in mind.
FORMER British ski racer Konrad Bartelski is fulfilling a personal ambition by putting on his first Exhibition of Photography at Wimbledon Fine Art from Sunday 25 November to Sunday 9 December.
The exhibition features Konrad’s large-scale photographs that echo the size and the perspective of the mountain environment. A contribution from sales will be made to the Back Up Trust which helps to transform lives after spinal cord injury.
by Rob Freeman
TWO London teenagers are looking forward to a season working in a five-star hotel in the French Alps, thanks to a charity that helps inner city youngsters find positive careers in snowsports.
Driving to the alps has become an attractive travel option for skiers and snowboarders. And another form of ski drive for both European and North American destinations that has been growing in popularity is flying in and then hiring a car for a ‘road trip’ around three or four different resorts. Online car hire service, Rentalcars.com, has come up with a list of top tips to help make hiring and driving a car in winter as stress-free as possible.