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• 2022/23 ski race season finally gets underway after warm weather causes cancellations

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 1st December 2022

  

  PHOTO: @amarcster.sport

  The brother and sister team of British ski racers Robert and Charlotte Holmes reflect on the stop-start to the season which finally got underway after a series of cancellations

  The clocks going back and the evenings becoming darker signifies the beginning of winter, and for us that means the race season of 22/23 finally gets underway. read more

• Christmas gift ideas for skiers and snowboarders

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 29th November 2022

  

  If you are looking for ideas for Christmas presents this year here are some suggestions which are ideal for people who love skiing and snowboarding. There’s everything from new phones with the latest camera technology, inspirational books, or simple unique Christmas themed merchandise read more

• Music to my ears

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 25th November 2022

  

  Two new challenges for skiers and snowboarders are among the many reasons to visit Ski amadé and the Salzburger Sportwelt says Hilary Everitt

  Have you ever shivered on a freezing chair lift swinging around in a blizzard, maybe wishing you had stayed in the bar with a warming glühwein? More often than not, the seats are also cold and uncomfortable. read more

• Eye-catching OOSC designs put the Style into Freestyle

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 16th November 2022

  

  OOSC has put the STYLE in Freestyle with their new Yeh Man, Fresh Pow and Snow Park Overhead Jackets.

  Available in a range of eye-catching colour block designs, you can mix and match their latest jackets with co-ordinating bib and ski pants for ultimate style. read more

• Ladies Ski Club celebrates its 100th anniversary in Mürren – the birthplace of Alpine ski racing

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 9th November 2022

  

  Mürren’s status as the birthplace of Alpine ski racing in the years following the first world war is reflected in a succession of centenary celebrations in the car-free village at the heart of Switzerland’s beautiful Jungfrau Region. read more

• The return of the Parsenn Derby ski race celebrates historic British ties with Davos Klosters

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 8th November 2022

  

  Davos Klosters’ is usually in the headlines for hosting world leaders at the annual World Economic Forum or when members of the British Royal family head there for a winter holiday, but the area has so much more to offer than this newspaper fodder and it is one of Switzerland’s snowsport capitals. read more

• Canada’s ski season starts early after heavy snowfall

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 5th November 2022

  

  Canada’s 22/23 ski season got underway on Thursday, 3 November, after the west of the country – particularly Alberta and inland BC – saw heavy snowfall and low temperatures for much of the past fortnight. read more

• Skiers and snowboarders willing to spend more this season despite cost-of-living challenges says Club Med survey

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 5th November 2022

  

  Despite the current economic climate, there still remains a real appetite for ski holidays according to Club Med’s annual ski report, The Economy of Ski: The Financial Factors Impacting the Upcoming Season. read more

• Val Gardena continues to bolster its legendary and historic attractions

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 4th November 2022

  

  New attractions and improvements await skiers and snowboarders visiting the Italian resort of Val Gardena this season. The area, which includes the villages of Ortisei, S. Cristina and Selva, has access to 500 km of slopes. read more

• First chair celebrates official opening of Colorado Ski Country USA ski season

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 3rd November 2022

  

  The 2022-23 Colorado Ski Country USA ski season is officially open. Skiers and snowboarders celebrated getting back on the slopes recently when Arapahoe Basin’s Black Mountain Express chairlift broke through a banner announcing the ski area was open for business. read more

• Will skiers and snowboarders be using lift passes made of wood in the future? ‘Yes’ says Chemmy Alcott

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 2nd November 2022

  

  A new eco-friendly ‘pay-as-you-go’ lift pass that the manufacturers claim will save skiers and snowboarders money, time and hassle, has been endorsed by former British ski racer and Olympian Chemmy Alcott (on the right of this photo). read more

• What’s new? The 22/23 ski and snowboard season in the Austrian Tirol

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 1st November 2022

  

  Culinary Craft Tours in Innsbruck

  New Culinary Craft Tours invite participants to embark on a journey of discovery through Innsbruck. Offered in German and English, the tours highlight small and medium-sized producers from the city and the surrounding region, with a focus on regional beers, alcoholic drinks, and non-alcoholic beverages. read more

• Mister Dancehall to headline Ischgl’s opening of the season concert

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 1st November 2022

  

  The 2022/23 ski and snowboard season in Ischgl starts with the ever popular ‘Top of the Mountain Opening Concert’ on 26 November 2022. The live concert will kick off at 6 pm in front of an atmospheric nocturnal mountain backdrop. read more

• New surface awaits skiers and snowboarders at Tallington Lakes outdoor dry slope

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 28th October 2022

  

  Tallington Lakes first opened its leisure facilities to the public 40 years ago, and five years later, the 120m dry ski slope was added to the growing leisure park.

  The slope has now been fitted with a brand-new Proslope surface which claims to offer the closest artificial surface to mimic ‘snow-like’ conditions. Skiers and snowboarders will be able to enjoy the new surface, which includes a shock absorption layer, from November 2022. read more

• Kick off the winter season with a film packed with a star studded cast of skiers

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 22nd October 2022

  

  There is still time for wintersports enthusiasts to book a ticket to the UK Premiere of ‘Anywhere From Here’, the latest ski movie from Matchstick Productions. It is being screened in conjunction with Holmlands at the luxurious Mayfair Hotel in Central London on Thursday 27 October 2022. read more

• Latest issue of the Skier & Snowboarder magazine hits the streets

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 22nd October 2022

  

  The Winter 2022 issue of the

  Skier & Snowboarder magazine

  is now available.

  Pick up a free printed copy at your local ski and snowboard store or slope (while stocks last).

  Or you can read the online version by CLICKING HERE read more

• Raccoon announces new London ski and snowboard show in partnership with Evening Standard Live

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 20th October 2022

  

  Raccoon Media Group, the company behind The National Snow Show Birmingham, has announced that it is launching National Snow Week and The London Snow Show in partnership with Evening Standard Live in 2023. read more

• DSUK teams up with the Skier & Snowboarder magazine

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 14th October 2022

  

  The opportunities offered by Disability Snowsport UK (DSUK) will now be a regular feature on the Skier & Snowboarder magazine website.

  CEO Virginia Anderson (pictured here) provides an introduction into the charity organisation’s activities and how DSUK can enhance the lives of skiers and snowboarders who want to get on the piste read more

• OGIO launches new ski and snowboard range in time for this season

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 14th October 2022

  

  OGIO, the premium active lifestyle company, has released a new range of ski and snowboard products in a distinctive seasonal-inspired pattern design for winter sport fanatics this season. The Snowflake-patterned range, a new blue and white colour combination, includes four products. read more

• Introducing British racers Robert and Charlotte Holmes

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 13th October 2022

  

  

  PHOTO: @amarcster.sport

  The Skier & Snowboarder magazine has joined forces with British ski racers Robert and Charlotte Holmes to provide readers with a more comprehensive coverage of the ski racing scene.

  The brother and sister team will be supplying regular news and views on training and racing from grass roots level up to the UK’s elite athletes. Their reports will appear in the racing section of the Skier & Snowboarder website. read more

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