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• Fire destroys museum full of rare and historic vehicles in Austrian ski resort

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 19th January 2021

  

  The Top Mountain Motorcycle Museum in the Austrian ski resort of Hochgurgl, which contained hundreds of historic and rare motorbikes, plus other vehicles, has been destroyed by fire.

  The museum, located at The Crosspoint on the Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road that links Austria to Italy, was a popular attraction for skiers and snowboarders in the winter season and the 100,000-plus motorcyclists who ride the route from Tirol’s Ötztal Valley to Italy’s South Tyrol in the summer, with many stopping to visit the museum. read more

• Ski Sunday presenter Graham Bell’s Dancing on Ice competition partner suffers ‘gruesome’ injury

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 15th January 2021

  

  by Clare Meaney

  Graham Bell’s first performance on this Sunday’s Dancing on Ice television programme has been delayed after his professional ice skating partner, Yebin Mok, suffered what has been described as a gruesome injury to her leg during training. read more

• Warren Smith teams up with Helly Hansen at his ski academy in Verbier

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 14th January 2021

  

  by Clare Meaney

  One of Britain’s best known professional skiers has become an ambassador for top clothing brand Helly Hansen.

  Warren Smith (pictured), who has his own Ski Academy, announced that he was ‘over the moon’ with the partnership. The Academy, which is based in Verbier, Switzerland, opened in 1988 and now has 15 instructors. read more

• COVID LATEST: Updated 14 January 2021 – Some resorts still open but most remain out of reach of Brits for the time being

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 13th January 2021

  Rupert Longsdon, the CEO and founder of Oxford Ski, has provided an update on skiing and snowboarding in popular destinations:

  Switzerland – Most resorts are open but can vary based on the Canton area, but with key resorts including Zermatt and Verbier operating, there’s plenty of piste to please even the most avid skier. Whilst most restaurants are only able to offer a take-away service, hotel restaurants and catered chalets continue to deliver first class experiences to guests staying with them. read more

• Le Ski joins growing list of ski companies which are writing off the 20/21 season

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 9th January 2021

  

  Ski chalet specialist Le Ski has joined the list of companies which have announced they are cancelling all holidays for the rest of the 20/21 season.

  The announcement comes in the same week that Hotelplan, the umbrella company for Inghams, Total Ski, and Flexiski, also announced they were cancelling all ski and snowboard holidays until the end of February (see story by CLICKING HERE). read more

• DataWax has everything skiers and snowboarders need to maintain their equipment which in turn will enhance their on slope experience

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 7th January 2021

  

  DataWax has been manufacturing quality waxes for all snow conditions, artificial slopes and indoor snowdomes since 1979. The products are manufactured in the UK and made from ingredients sourced from around the world. read more

• Inghams, Ski Total, and Flexiski holidays suspended until the end of February

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 7th January 2021

  

  Hotelplan, the umbrella company for Inghams, Ski Total, and Flexiski, has suspended all of its ski and snowboard holidays until 27 February 2021.

  It follows a previous announcement in November when the company told its customers that it was cutting the number of ski and snowboard holidays it’s ski companies were offering this season by reducing the number of ski chalets and chalet hotels on offer. read more

• British skiers and snowboarders have to sit and watch as nearly 30 European ski nations open their ski resorts over Christmas

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 21st December 2020

  

  At the last count an estimated 27 European nations will be open for skiing of some kind during the festive period – but the situation is very complicated and with restrictions already in place, and the latest news that many countries are banning visitors from the UK because of the new strain of covid, it is unlikely that British skiers and snowboarders will be able to go to the mountains for Christmas or New Year. read more

• Record breaker – Chill Factore snowsports instructor Callum Mackenzie sets new up and down indoor record

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 18th December 2020

  

  The UK’s longest indoor snow slope, Chill Factore in Manchester, was the scene of another world record on Tuesday (15 December 2020). Snowsports instructor Callum Mackenzie completed his attempt at recording the ‘Greatest Vertical Distance Skied Up and Downhill in 24 Hours (indoors)’ which saw the 26 year-old having to climb up the 180m indoor slope 200 times, totalling a vertical height of 12km. read more

• Need some help deciding where to go this season? – the future of your skiing and snowboarding could be written in the stars

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 17th December 2020

  

  The ever changing covid rules and regulations surrounding travel means that wintersports enthusiasts are all trying to see into the future so they can decide where and when they will be able to go skiing and snowboarding this season. read more

• BOOK STORE: Four great reads for skiers and snowboarders

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 15th December 2020

  

  Looking for a good book to read? Here are some fact and fiction books that summon up the atmosphere of snow-covered mountains

  The Man Behind the Maps – James Niehues

  The Chalet – Catherine Cooper

  Ultimate Skiing Adventures – Alf Alderson read more

• ‘Covid Angels’ wanted in Switzerland? Verbier fights back after negative publicity.

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 11th December 2020

  

  Swiss ski resorts found themselves in the media spotlight recently when photographs appeared on social media platforms showing what appeared to be skiers and snowboarders in lift queues failing to socially distance. read more

• Inferno races in Murren cancelled because of covid restrictions

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 10th December 2020

  

  The popular Inferno Downhill and Cross Country ski races in Switzerland, which are open to all comers and attracts entrants from all over the world, have been cancelled this season because of Covid.

  The 78th International Inferno Races in Murren were to take place from 20 – 23 January 2021 but the restrictions on major events put in place by the authorities due to the pandemic means the races cannot be held. read more

• Alpine Elements blames covid after it announces the company is in administration

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 9th December 2020

  

  Another ski holiday specialist appears to have been sunk by covid. London-based Alpine Elements announced in a letter to clients that it has gone into administration as of the 8 December 2020.

  There is no announcement on its website or Facebook page yet but the letter from director James Hardiman, outlining the situation, states: “I am deeply sorry for this outcome, but it has been without question one of the hardest decisions I have had to make in 23 years of running the company. read more

• All wrapped up – some Christmas gift ideas from the world of ski fashion

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 8th December 2020

  

  by Fashion Editor Clare Meaney

  Shopping for the snow obsessed should be easy. Then why does your mind always seem to go blank when it comes to buying Christmas gifts for your friends and family? If you’ve left it to the last minute and can’t quite decide what to buy, then here are a few ideas from the world of fashion. read more

• Eagles fly in to take part in the official opening of the Eiger Express

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 8th December 2020

  

  Jungfrau Railways, Switzerland’s largest mountain railway company, performed the official opening of the V-Cableway on Friday 4 December which will now provide a quicker and more comfortable  journey to the winter sports area around Eigergletscher and Kleine Scheidegg, as well as to the Jungfraujoch – Top of Europe. read more

• Donate your winter clothing to the homeless and you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win a pair of goggles

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 7th December 2020

  

  Specialist ski tour operator Erna Low has come up with a plan to find a new home for some of your clothes which will help keep someone warm this winter – and could win you a prize.

  To help the homeless community stay warm as winter temperatures start to dip, Erna Low is encouraging people to donate any good quality, used winter clothing that they no longer need. read more

• Give it some altitude!

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 2nd December 2020

  

  

  Ski and snowboard clothing can be used as fashionable streetwear

  Even if you don’t make it to the slopes this year, one thing is for sure – there’s a long, cold, British winter ahead. Dave Whitlow, Creative Director of Ellis Brigham Mountain Sports, says: “Choose wisely and the investment pieces you treat yourself to this year will work for any cold weather situation, at home or in the ski resort.”  Here are some examples of the clothing available through Ellis Brigham this season read more

• British run French chalet specialist ceases trading with immediate effect

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 2nd December 2020

  

  Ski Amis, the French chalet specialist, has announced it has ceased trading on its website. The statement said: “It is with great regret that we have taken the decision to cease trading effective from Monday the 30th November 2020. read more

• ‘We won’t give up’ says Les 2 Alpes – resort holds protest against closure of French ski areas

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 1st December 2020

  

  A demonstration was organised yesterday (Monday 30 November) in Les 2 Alpes in an effort to get the French government to change its decision to close ski resorts in France during the festive period because of the covid pandemic. read more

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