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• First ever Trace de Grands in Chamonix attracts more than 400 ski tourers

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 25th March 2022

  

  

  Competitors get underway in the timed race

  The inaugural Trace de Grands ski touring event, held in Chamonix recently, attracted more than 400 competitors who participated in three different races in the French ski area depending on their abilities. read more

• From cow bells to wedding bells… the Skier & Snowboarder magazine catches up with Dave ‘the Rocket’ Ryding

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 24th March 2022

  

  Lisa Young (left) met up with British slalom skier and Winter Olympian Dave ‘The Rocket’ Ryding who recently made history by becoming the first GB skier to win a world cup race. She joined him on the slopes of Obergurgl in Austria’s Tirol region just hours after he was on the world cup podium again after finishing third in Garmisch (27 February 2022). Lisa chatted with the 35-year-old on a sun-drenched terrace at the Hohe Mut Alm piste-side restaurant, at the top of the Obergurgl’s Hohe Mut Bahn II gondola. In a one-on-one interview she spoke to ‘The Rocket’ about what he does when he is not skiing, his recent Beijing Olympic experience, wedding bells, ski racing future, his café, and life after skiing. read more

• Ski race champion moves from start gates and race courses to starters and main courses in Gstaad

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 22nd March 2022

  

  MARK NICHOLLS heads to Gstaad where he meets downhill champion Bruno Kernen to discuss his career, Swiss cuisine, and an unexpected British success

  

  Bruno Kernen in front of a painting bearing his number 29 bib during his world cup race win in 1983

  As I walk into the Hotel Kernen, the host is moving effortlessly from table to table, checking that diners are enjoying their food, pausing for a friendly chat, or greeting regular customers. read more

• Live the life of a ski patroller and have the whole ski area to yourselves

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 22nd March 2022

  

  Have you wondered what goes on behind the scenes to ensure safety on the pistes?

  Morzine, part of the massive Franco/Swiss Portes du Soleil ski area, is offering skiers and snowboarders the chance to join its ski patrollers in an early start on perfectly groomed pistes. read more

• VACANCY: SnowSkool General Manager

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 22nd March 2022

  

  The Ski Company Ltd is looking for a BOAT (Boss Of All Things!) to manage all functions of one of its long-running brands, SnowSkool, which organises ski instructor courses, snowboard instructor courses, and internships. read more

• Excitement mounts as Südtirol Gardenissima slalom races return to Val Gardena

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 19th March 2022

  

  The Südtirol Gardenissima, which claims to be the most demanding Giant Slalom in the world, is back. It returns to the slopes for the 24^th time, along with the Gardenissima Kids race, on 2 and 3 April 2022. read more

• There’s no catching Bankes in race for Snowboard Cross Crystal Globe

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 16th March 2022

  

  

  Charlotte Bankes on the winner’s podium in Reiteralm

  TeamGB Snowboarder Charlotte Bankes has lifted the Crystal Globe for being the overall winner for the season after winning her fourth Snowboard Cross World Cup competition of 21/22, at Reiteralm in Austria recently. read more

• ‘Girl power’ is nothing new when it comes to the mountains

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 14th March 2022

  

  Two Chamonix residents, Valentine Fabre and Hillary Gerardi, made history when they achieved the remarkable feat of skiing the famous Chamonix to Zermatt Haute Route in just 26 hours and 21 minutes. They join an impressive list of other female achievements in the mountains from yesteryear read more

• Paralympics Beijing 2022: Debutant Ollie Hill wins ParalympicGB’s first ever Snowboarding medal

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 12th March 2022

  

  

  Bronze medallist Ollie Hill

  ParalympicGB Snowboarder Ollie Hill, making his Winter Games debut, won Bronze in the Men’s LL2 Snowboard Banked Slalom – ParalympicsGB’s first ever Snowboarding medal. 

  Sitting in 3rd after the first run, Hill’s time secured him a place on the podium less than two years after starting out in the sport. read more

• Don’t miss the latest issue of the Skier & Snowboarder magazine

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 7th March 2022

  The SPRING 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

• Paralympics Beijing 2022: Golden Simpson brothers pick up another medal in the Super Combined

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 7th March 2022

  

  Brothers Neil Simpson and Andrew Simpson followed up their Day 2 gold with a bronze in the Men’s VI Super-Combined after a blistering Slalom leg catapulted them into the medal spots.

  Sitting in fifth after the Super-G stage, the pair were fast out of the gate and put enough on the board to hold off the challenge of others above them in the first-stage standings, their medal position confirmed when France’s Hyacinthe Deleplace, leading from the first stage, lost time to a huge error in the upper half of the Slalom. Italy’s Giacomo Bertagnolli claimed the gold. read more

• Paralympics Beijing 2022: Simpson brothers strike gold for GB in Super G

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 6th March 2022

  

  

  Gold medallists Neil and Andrew Simpson

  Paralympics GB’s medal tally climbed to three as Britain grabbed a gold and a silver in the Super-G on a day where British Paralympic history was made.

  Neil Simpson, guided by his brother Andrew Simpson, became the first man to take a Winter Paralympic title with the performance of a lifetime in the Men’s Visually Impaired Super-G. read more

• Paralympics Beijing 2022: Knight and Wild win first medal for GB in Para Alpine Skiing

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 5th March 2022

  

  Millie Knight and guide Brett Wild won ParalympicsGB’s first medal on the opening day of competition at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games by securing bronze in the Women’s Downhill Visually Impaired. read more

• Dave Ryding steps on to the World Cup podium for the fifth time

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 3rd March 2022

  

  The Alpine World Cup season got back into full swing following the Beijing Olympic Winter Games during February, and British slalom skier Dave Ryding followed up his recent history making world cup triumph with another World Cup podium in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. read more

• Alterra plans multi-million dollar spending spree to improve ski areas

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 2nd March 2022

  

  After many new projects were put on hold during the pandemic, Alterra Mountain Company has announced plans to invest $344 million in capital improvements for winter 22/23.

  A spokesperson for the company said that this reaffirms Alterra’s dedication to enhance the guest experience at its 15 North American destinations and almost doubles the original financial commitment of $555 million over five years announced when the company was formed in 2018. read more

• Oxygene mourns the loss of Bertrand de Monvallier, one of its founders, who has passed away

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 2nd March 2022

  

  Bertrand de Monvallier, one of the founders of Oxygene Ski & Snowboard School,  passed away recently following a 10-month battle with illness.

  A statement released by the company said: “The entire Oxygene family is devastated by his loss and for anyone that had ever met Bertrand, they will understand what it means to lose someone that was so inspirational and passionate about skiing, life and the business that he and his brothers have built over the past 30 years.” read more

• Snow and sun makes a perfect combination in Whistler

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 2nd March 2022

  

  

  PHOTO: Tourism Whistler/Karina Erhardt

  March is a historically snowy month for Whistler which creates the paradoxical combination of long-sunny days with the potential of fresh powder across its 7,700 acres or terrain. It’s also a good time to grab a deal on accommodation. read more

• Fresh snowfalls across Trentino create great conditions for end of season skiing and snowboarding

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 2nd March 2022

  

  Recent new snowfalls have covered the valleys of Trentino in northern Italy. The Western ski resorts such as Brentonico, Monte Bondone, Paganella, the Madonna di Campiglio-Folgarida-Marilleva ski area, Passo Tonale and the eastern side of Trentino: San Martino di Castrozza, Val di Fiemme, Val di Fassa and Alpe Cimbra have all had new snow. read more

• Chamonix hosts new event for all lovers of ski touring and epic descents

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 25th February 2022

  

  La Trace des Grands, which unites lovers of ski mountaineering and epic off-piste descents is being hosted by Chamonix Mont-Blanc in France on 19 & 20 March 2022.

  The event, which is being organised by the association Outdoor Legacy, is expected to attract some of the world’s best freeride skiers. And the weekend will also include ski touring for all abilities. read more

• Courmayeur becomes a foodie heaven during Mountain Gourmet Ski Experience

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 23rd February 2022

  

  Courmayeur Mont Blanc will be hosting the 7^th Mountain Gourmet Ski Experience from 17 to 20 March 2022.

  The event, which is being run in collaboration with Grand Hotel Royal & Golf, was created by Momentum Ski’s Amin Momen and celebrity UK chef Heston Blumenthal. It has built up a reputation for attracting top chefs and this season’s line-up includes Michelin star chefs Tom Kerridge, Paul Ainsworth and renowned local-chef Paolo Griffa. read more

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