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• Skiing Around The World with a ski bum – two books every skier should have in their library

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 26th November 2019

  

  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. read more

• Free ski lessons, ski pass and equipment on special day in Trentino resorts

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 24th November 2019

  

  Trentino, the region of northern Italy that stretches from Lake Garda up into the Dolomites mountains, becomes a winter wonderland during the ski season with several ski resorts offering hundreds of kilometres of piste for beginners through to experts. read more

• Lidl’s limited edition ski and snowboard gear in store now

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 19th November 2019

  

  by Fashion Editor Clare Meaney

  If you are looking to kit the family – or even yourself – out on a budget, then Lidl could offer you a solution. The discount supermarket chain has dipped its toe into the ski market in past years and this season the store has again come up with a range of exclusively designed ski wear. read more

• Kjus – Made by athletes, for athletes

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 19th November 2019

  

  by Fashion Editor Clare Meaney

  Don’t be put off by the headline. You don’t have to be a high end athlete to wear Kjus clothing, but dressing like an athlete does go a long way to making you feel – and therefore ski and snowboard – like an athlete. read more

• The Alpina Gstaad – a luxury hotel with a conscience

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 18th November 2019

  

  Even guests who regularly experience 5-star service cannot fail to be impressed by the attention to detail at The Alpina Gstaad, and LISA YOUNG was surprised and heartened to discover the family that runs the luxury hotel in Switzerland also supports companies, artists and talents engaged in social and sustainable activities in the developing world read more

• Ski and board deals now available with Balkan Holidays

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 11th November 2019

  Did you know you can save over 40% off a ski trip with Balkan this winter?

  Choose from six UK airports, and three ski countries.
  Late deals are available online now.

  Prices include flight, transfer, accommodation and reps’ service. Balkan Holidays message is ‘We make skiing easy!’ read more

• Wild Ski Weekend, Cairngorms – 13-15 March 2020

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 11th November 2019

  Join the Scottish backcountry scene this winter. Put the 13-15 March in your diary and get yourself up to the Wild Ski weekend at Glenmore Lodge, Scotland’s Outdoor Centre.

  From the Lodge’s base at the foot of the mighty Cairngorm plateau spend two days exploring the classic tours, descents and gullies of the Northern Cairngorms, into one of the biggest ski wildernesses in Scotland. read more

• Active Snowsports has everything you need online and in store

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 11th November 2019

  Situated at Suffolk Ski Centre in Bourne Hill, Ipswich (IP2 8NQ), Active Snowsports is a stockist of some of the world’s leading brands in hardware and accessories.

  The store offers everything from custom boot fits, equipment servicing, clothing, plus all your essential snow accessories. read more

• Experience a magical Christmas in Samoëns

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 11th November 2019

  

  The charming village of Samoëns in the Grand Massif area in the French Alps is a picture-perfect destination to spend time with the family over Christmas. The resort has a tranquil family-friendly feel, with a pretty village centre. read more

• The world’s first-ever bed, breakfast and abseil package

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 29th October 2019

  

  I have just had the pleasure of meeting Abigail Tan, the CEO of U.K., Europe and North America for St Giles Hotels – writes Skier & Snowboarder editor Frank ‘Scoop’ Baldwin.

  

  OFFICE CHAT: Abigail and Frank in front of her Whistler art

  We met at St Giles Hotel in London to talk about her love for skiing (look out for a future My Perfect Day feature on Abigail) and as you can see from the photo here, she even has a special piece of art from Whistler in Canada on her office wall. read more

• London Ski and Snowboard Festival makes a splash at Battersea Park

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 27th October 2019

  

  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. read more

• Protest does its bit to help save the planet

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 15th October 2019

  

  by Fashion Editor Clare Meaney

  

  The Arram jacket which is made from 40 recycled PET bottles.

  The need for fashion companies to become more eco-friendly is generating plenty of headline news and Protest had already started doing its bit to help save the planet.

  The company has found a way of taking used plastic bottles and recycling them into a polyester yarn that can be used to make skiwear. read more

• Mind your language!

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 15th October 2019

  

  Rob Freeman goes back to school in Morzine – and can only ski in his break

  I was in a ski resort, having intensive lessons. But not skiing lessons.

  This was French language school and I was experiencing the toughest few weeks I have in the mountains for many years.  It’s not easy going back to school. read more

• Rocking all over the Portes du Soleil – annual music festival celebrates its 10th anniversary this season

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 14th October 2019

  

  Mark Nicholls skis across the Swiss-French border for some ‘rock’ on the pistes

  Against a backdrop of stunning mountains, rock is the order of the day.

  The Dents du Midi – the seven defining peaks of the region – are jaggedly formidable against the skyline. read more

• Tomorrowland comes to Alpe d’Huez – but there’s still plenty of peace and quiet in Isère

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 14th October 2019

  

  Do you want some old school ski lessons? Is a techno music festival your thing? Or do you just want some peace and quiet mixed in with a bit of culture. Then look no further than the Isère region says Petra Shepherd read more

• It’s a family affair – the guests who liked the chalet company so much they booked for the next 35 years

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 14th October 2019

  

  A family who booked a ski trip to one of the first chalets to be run by British company Le Ski in Courchevel 35 years ago had such a good time that they have returned every ski season since then. Michael Cranmer went to find out what makes them keep coming back read more

• Smugglers on skis

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 14th October 2019

  

  How the profits from contraband helped build a ski resort ­- Lisa Young sets off on Ischgl’s duty-free trail

  Rarely have the proceeds of criminal activity been put to such noble use – at least that will be the view of skiers and boarders. Smuggling was the game and it was very popular indeed in the years after the Second World War when luxuries were in short supply in the remote Paznaun Valley in the western part of Tirol. read more

• Snowboarding pioneer, who first branded the sport ‘Snurfing’, dies at the age of 89

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 9th September 2019

  

  

  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. read more

• New for this season – Crystal offers Hopfgarten in Austria and Drei Zinnen in Italy

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 9th September 2019

  

  Crystal Ski Holidays has added the Austrian resort of Hopfgarten and Drei Zinnen in the Italian Dolimites to its programme for winter 2019/20.

  

  PHOTO: SkiWelt-Hopfgarten/Christian Kapfinger

  Part of the huge SkiWelt area, one of Austria’s three biggest ski regions with more than 285km of piste, the traditional Austrian village of Hopfgarten is just over an hour’s transfer from Innsbruck and only an hour and a half from Salzburg. read more

• Austrian ski area installs new cable car designed to cope with melting glacier

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 8th September 2019

  

  Austria’s Kaunertal glacier will unveil a new ‘Funifor’ style cable car this autumn that has been designed to cope with the thawing of the glacier it provides access to.

  

  The new Falginjochbahn lift will cope with the thawing of the glacier

  A spokesman from the area said: “Due to the glacier retreat of the last decades, the area of the Weißseeferner has changed a lot. Glaciological and geological surveys also point to the expected future changes in this area. In order to cope with this imminent change in terrain, a type of lift was chosen that can overcome large spans with a maximum of two support tower, is wind-stable and occupies as little space as possible.” read more

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