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• Ellis Brigham, GORE-TEX and Grangers team up to repair your ski and snowboard gear during October

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 12th October 2022

  

  The GORE-TEX Gear Tour will be at Ellis Brigham stores in Covent Garden, London (16 October); Manchester (20 October); and Glasgow (22 October).

  The GORE-TEX brand team will offer wash and care advice with support from Grangers, along with GORE-TEX garment repairs for those looking to bring life back to their favourite gear. read more

• The Zermatt-Cervinia World Cup Downhill 2022: All you need to know

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 1st September 2022

  

  

  The Zermatt Cervinia World Cup Downhill race will start in Switzerland and finish in Italy

  Ed Mannix of the Zermatt-based Matterhorn Chalets talks to Iain Martin about the World Cup Downhill races taking place in Zermatt and Cervinia in October and November – the first time in FIS history a cross border competition has taken place read more

• MD of Nevis Range, shortlisted for business leader of the year award

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 31st August 2022

  

  

  Chris O’Brien, MD of Nevis Range

  Chris O’Brien, the MD of the Nevis Range Mountain Experience in Scotland has been shortlisted for the Business Leader of the Year at the 2022 Highland Business Awards.

  Chris’s role includes overseeing all business operations from large partnership opportunities with global brands to day-to-day customer-oriented matters. He was previously Destination Manager for The Outdoor Capital of the UK where he helped increase the reputation of Fort William and Lochaber as a highland tourism hotspot. read more

• Ski world cup racing squad members take action to save season after UK sport withdraws funding programme

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 16th August 2022

  

  British skiers Dave Ryding, Charlie Guest, Charlie Raposo, Billy Major and Laurie Taylor jointly launched a Crowdfunding Campaign on 14 August in an effort to keep their dreams of success alive following a decision by UK sport to withdraw funding for Alpine, Cross-Country and Para Nordic athletes as the organisation deem the three disciplines to not be investible for World Class Programme support. read more

• Ski and snowboard holidays by train – Travelski Express adds three new resorts to its list

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 4th August 2022

  Travelski Express has added more packages to its programme and now includes the popular resorts of Val Thorens, Courchevel and La Rosiere.

  

  Val Thorens

  Skiers and snowboarders can choose between a range of accommodation in the three resorts with deals starting at £646 pp for a week in La Rosière – this price includes return direct Eurostar train travel, accommodation, local area lift pass and transfers to/from accommodation.   read more

• Ski and snowboard areas in Andorra unite under one pass covering more than 300km of piste

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 2nd August 2022

  

  All the ski areas in Andorra will be available on one lift pass this winter offering skiers and snowboarders more than 300km (190 miles) of slopes.

  The Grandvalira pass is a culmination of expansion and amalgamation of all of Andorra’s ski areas which are sandwiched between France and Spain in the Pyrenees. read more

• Zermatt joins list of glaciers temporarily closed for ski and snowboard activities because of ‘unprecedented’ high temperatures

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 1st August 2022

  

  The Swiss resort of Zermatt has temporarily suspended year-round skiing and snowboarding on its glacier due to high temperatures in the Alps during Spring and Summer.

  The slopes have been open daily for many years now, except for a break of about three months at the start of the worldwide pandemic in spring 2020. read more

• ‘Growing concerns’ surrounding mental health prompts historic ski area to change its name

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 6th July 2022

  

  An historic Vermont ski area, whose name has raised concerns over mental health, is to be rebranded – although a new name has not yet been decided.

  Suicide Six ski area announced it will be ‘retiring’ its current name this summer. A spokesperson said: “Our resort team embraces the increasing awareness surrounding mental health and shares the growing concerns about the insensitive nature of the historical name. read more

• Crystal Ski Holidays ‘ 2-4-1 lift pass offer can save you up to £300

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 6th July 2022

  

  

  Crystal Ski is offering skiers and snowboarders the chance to save up to £300 per booking on their winter holiday this season through a 2-4-1 lift pass deal. 

  The offer, available until Tuesday 2 August, applies to all European ski package holiday bookings travelling until April 2023. read more

• Eddie the Eagle flies in to sample Devon’s first ever endless ski slope

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 27th June 2022

  

  Eddie ‘the Eagle’ Edwards officially opened the new Tarka Leisure Centre in Barnstaple which includes Devon’s first endless ski slope for indoor skiing, snowboarding and tobogganing.

  

  Eddie takes a run on the endless ski slope

  Eddie, who became a popular celebrity after his efforts at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, cut the ribbon at a recent special opening ceremony alongside the Levelling Up Minister Neil O’Brien MP, and then headed straight for the ‘endless’ ski slope, to try it out. read more

• British Alpine Squad for 2022/23 season named

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 23rd June 2022

  

  GB Snowsport has confirmed the 42-athlete Alpine squad which will represent Britain for the 2022/23 season, with Charlie Guest, Billy Major, Charlie Raposo, Dave Ryding, Laurie Taylor, and Alex Tilley all once again named in the nation’s World Cup squad. read more

• Teams challenged to compete for the 3 Valley Rally Cup as part of youth charity’s 20th anniversary celebrations

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 21st June 2022

  

  To celebrate the charity’s 20th Anniversary, Switch180 is putting on a special event to raise funds for its Snow Camp programme. The youth charity, which provides life changing services to young people claims the 3 Valley Rally will be its biggest, most exciting, and most ambitious alpine event yet. read more

• New signs put cycling on the map in Chamonix Valley

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 20th June 2022

  

  Classic and electric mountain bike enthusiasts can explore the Chamonix Valley with more confidence this summer following the introduction of new signage and a dedicated bike map which can be picked up from all the tourist offices in the area read more

• Take a voyage of discovery through all the activities on offer in Arc 1950 this summer

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 17th June 2022

  

  Mountain lovers can choose between eight weeks of action-packed activities when Arc 1950 opens for the summer on 2 July 2022.

  Each week, guests booking at least five nights’ accommodation in the French Alpine resort can enjoy three free activities from a list of 12 ‘Wellness’, ‘Discovery’ and ‘Skills’ activities including fitness, zumba, aquabike, trail running, a half-day hike, an introductory mountain biking session for 8–12-year-olds, or an introduction to archery. Arc 1950 is also offering an introduction to Biathlon and Nature Orienteering activity sessions. read more

• The exciting story of Franz Klammer’s dramatic and historic 1976 Olympic gold medal winning run captured in a new movie

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 16th June 2022

  

  by Skier & Snowboarder editor Frank ‘Scoop’ Baldwin

  Back in November 2009, I was invited to interview Austrian ski legend Franz Klammer in front of a large audience during a weekend organised by Inghams in Warwickshire to celebrate the company’s 75th anniversary. read more

• Travelski Express asks customers for feedback to enable it to offer an even better service this season

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 8th June 2022

  The tour operator Travelski Express will again be running its direct Eurostar train service from London to the French Alps this coming season.

  Available as part of a Travelski Express package, the service will be running weekly with the first train due to depart on 17 December 2022 with the final return on the 15 April 2023. Packages are now on sale. read more

• Queen awards MBEs to Beijing Paralympic gold medal winning brothers

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 7th June 2022

  Skiing brothers Neil and Andrew Simpson from Banchory in Scotland have been made MBEs in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee birthday honours list.

  

  Gold medallists Neil and Andrew Simpson pictured at the Beijing Paralympics after their gold medal winning run

  The pair became the first male Team GB skiers to win gold when they triumphed in the Super-G during the  winter Paralympics 2022 in Beijing read more

• Snozone wins top award for Best Sporting Venue for the third time

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 6th June 2022

  

  Snozone won the ‘Best Sporting Venue’ category at the School Travel Awards for the third time at a recent ceremony held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London.

  

  Members of the Snozone team pictured receiving their Best Sporting Venue accolade at the School Travel Awards

  This is the sixth time Snozone has been in the finals and this year it was up against The London Stadium, Manchester United Museum & Stadium Tour, Silverstone Interactive Museum Northamptonshire, Twickenham Stadium and World Rugby Museum and UK Sailing Academy Isle of Wight. read more

• Snowsport England provides more opportunities through cross discipline development programme

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 3rd June 2022

  

  Snowsport England has launched a new domestic cross discipline pathway which will begin this summer (2022). 

  The new programmes, supported by GB Snowsport, will build on the success of the current ‘Futures’ Park & Pipe project. They will encourage increased participation in moguls and ski cross, and create further opportunities for athletes looking to develop skills that are applicable to multiple disciplines. read more

• Kitzbühel gondola named in honour of Dave ‘the Rocket’ Ryding

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 31st May 2022

  

  The famous Austrian ski resort of Kitzbühel has named a gondola cabin on the Hahnenkamm-Bahn lift after British skier Dave Ryding – an honour bestowed on all winners of the famous race down through the years. read more

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