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  • Snowboarder films another run around Hemel

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    Hemel Run 2 released

    A VIDEO of a run in and around the outside of Hemel’s Snow Centre by Team GB’s Olympic Snowboard finalist, Jamie Nicholls, became an internet hit when it was released in 2014. Now the 22-year-old has made a video of his second ‘Hemel Run’ read more

  • DAHU boots now available in UK

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    JOE & JANE SHELL boot resize 2DAHU ski boot technology is available to the UK public for this first time this winter. The inner boot can be worn independently from the shell so skiers simply unclip the boot and step out onto the snow. This, say the manufacturers, means no more standing around in après ski bars in your boots and a more comfortable walk to and from the lifts. The 2015/16 collection includes the Joe & Jane (RRP £449) – boot and liner pictured here; Monsieur Ed (RRP £469); Miss A: Elegant for the advanced women’s skier (RRP £469); and the Numero 7 with a power strap and a hard flex which will suit professionals and experienced skiers (RRP £449) read more

  • Wigwan make socks sound sexy

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    IT IS difficult to make ski and snowboard socks sound sexy, but Wigwan has certainly done their best with the new range of Snow Fusion. Here is an extract from how the company describes the product. ‘A sock and liner in one, the innovative, new Snow Fusion range pairs vibrant and colourful designs with Wigwam’s patented Snow Pareo Fusion resizeUltimax Fusion technology for increased performance and blister-free comfort on the mountain’. The socks retail at around £22. read more

  • Goggles help you see more clearly

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    gogglesDO YOU struggle to read a piste map or messages on your phone when you are wearing goggles? RxSport has come up with a solution. Their new AW15 goggles have special toughened lenses with a large distance area plus a small reading segment which can be set to your own prescription. RxSport also offers a complete range of goggles which are available with or without prescription lenses. read more

  • G-Shock and Burton Snowboards unite to launch Rangeman watch

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    G-SHOCK and Burton Snowboards have united to create a custom timepiece. The limited edition Rangeman is designed to withstand the harshest environments both on and off-piste – as well as in the bar during après ski. It has G-SHOCK’s legendary Shock Resistance, 200M Water Resistance and is fully loaded with V3 Triple Sensor Technology allowing for altimeter, compass and barometer/thermometer readings, plus many other additional features. The G-SHOCK x Burton watch will retail for £430. read more

  • Snowsport Scotland launches equality campaign

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    National Governing Body, Snowsport Scotland, is to launch a new equality campaign in a bid to prove that snowsports is for everyone focusing on females, lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) and those living with a disability.Box ski read more

  • Christmas and early season ski and snowboard holidays

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    INGHAMS: You can save up to £400 per person with Inghams’ deal of the week to Chalet Flo in MoSCV066 Christmas in Serre Cherzine during Christmas week. The company is offering seven nights, chalet catering including a traditional Christmas dinner from £549 per person departing 19 December 2015. Price includes return flights from London Gatwick to Geneva and resort transfers.
    There are also Christmas week offers to the Hotel Elisabeth-Rose in Mayrhofen, Austria – from £549 per person, and Grindelwald in Switzerland – half board at the Hotel Belvedere, from £1,049 per person
    www.inghams.co.uk read more

  • Shaken not stirred in Sölden – on the trail of James Bond

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    Skier & Snowboarder news editor Patrick Thorne (right) and ski writer Arnie Wilson enjoy a ‘James Bond’ – shaken not stirred – cocktail in the ICE Q restaurant, located at 3048m at the top of the Gaislachkogl in Sölden, Austria. Sölden and and the mountain village of Obertilliach were used in filming scenes for Spectre, the latest James Bond movie which sees actor Daniel Craig as 007 on skis again. Look out for Arnie’s feature in a future issue of the Skier & Snowboarder magazine.Arnie and Pat 1 read more

  • Discover heli-skiing heaven

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    If you have always dreamt of heli-skiing and are keen to explore the joys of deep powder heli-skiing in British Columbia Canada then you should sign-up for one of Pure Powder’s evening presentations in October/November, taking place in London, Glasgow and Aberdeen. read more

  • Ski stars are cast away

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    The torso of Dame Kelly Holmes and Union Flag

    Eddie ‘the Eagle’ Edwards gets plastered

    The 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics star Eddie ‘the Eagle’ Edwards is getting plastered – all in the name of art.

    The former ski jumper and skier is one of three British athletes connected with snowsports who are collaborating with world-leading body-cast sculptor Louise Giblin. read more

  • What the papers say

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    Mystery of 24-year-old skier who went missing in 1980 finally solved – reports CBC News.

    Remains are found in Italian Alps after hotter-than-normal summer caused glacial melt.

    Canadian Gregory Barnes, disappeared  while skiing in the Italian and Swiss Alps. read more

  • Learn to ski packages in Scandinavia with Ski Safari

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    A Learn to Ski programme is being offered in Scandinavia to entice first-timers on to the slopes. The Scandinavian Learn to Ski packages feature inclusive prices with lift pass, ski rentals and ski schools. A half-term, 7-night holiday in February 2016 starts from £985 per person for a family room at the 4* Hotel Myrkdalen on half board basis. Price is based on 2 adults and 2 children sharing and includes flights, transfers and a 6 day lift pass and ski rental plus five days ski school. read more

  • Money saving offers from Pierre & Vacances

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    Stay at Les Horizons d’Huez in the Passeaux area of Alpe d’Huez with Pierre & Vacances and you can save over £150. Guests will be in the heart of The Grandes Rousses ski area; which will allow more time to ski and après ski. The apartments all have balconies and prices start from £557 for a 7-night stay in a 1/2 bedroom apartment sleeping four people. read more

  • New Year offer from Ski Total

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    Celebrate the New Year Italian style and save £190pp with Ski Total. The company is offering the Chalet Hotel Breithorn in Champoluc in the Aosta Valley for £1,049pp (was £1,239) for this year’s New Year. The Briethorn is a Chalet Hotel, which has been restored and modernised but retains the traditional Alpine character. This price is based on 2 adults sharing and includes return flights from Gatwick to Turin departing 26 December. read more

  • Save more than £600 with Esprit Ski

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    There are currently savings of more than £600 on Chalet Schatzi in La Rosiere and Chalet Aventine in Les Gets. The reduced prices are based on a family of four (2 adults and 2 children under 12) travelling the 20 December and includes return flights from Southampton to Geneva. Esprit Classic Child Care is also available from £215 for a week. read more

  • BA Club Class upgrades with VIP SKI

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    A new arrangement with British Airways means VIP SKI customers can get CLUB class upgrades on the Gatwick to Grenoble route at a supplement of £100 per person or £250 per person during high season dates. read more

  • Get a free pair of boots with Supertravel

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    The Boot Lab has partnered with Supertravel to offer every guest who books a week’s stay from 24 to 31 January or 6 to 13 March 2016 in Chalet Montana, a ski-in ski-out retreat in Courchevel 1850, a professionally fitted new pair of ski boots. Bookings must be made by 1 October. read more

  • Your latest Skier & Snowboarder magazine

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    sep front cover 2015

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  • A living legend – founder of Mammoth Mountain celebrates 100th birthday

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    When Dave McCoy celebrated his 100th birthdayDave McCoy views his domain close to the first rope tow.
    in August, he only had to look at the many photos of Mammoth Mountain lining the office walls at his Californian home to remind him of everything he has achieved during his full and eventful lifetime.
    The photos bear witness to the remarkable story of a living legend without whose drive and determination Mammoth, as it is today, might not exist.
    Dave’s achievements include opening Mammoth to skiing in 1941 before getting a permit for a permanent ski location there in 1948, allowing him to bring Alpine skiing to southern Californians.
    In later years, he launched his Mammoth Lakes Foundation, helping the town grow around the resort.
    Luckily for the millions of people who Dave McCoy skiing 'old style.have enjoyed skiing and snowboarding there over the last 60+ years, he ignored the advice of locals who warned him the location was ‘too high, too windy, and too steep’.
    Dave first saw Mammoth’s potential aged 21, while working as hydrographer. In 1935, he and some friends built his first rope tow out of an old truck frame and engine to haul skiers uphill; later, he even sold his beloved Harley-Davidson to raise funds for equipment.
    Today, Mammoth Mountain is a sprawling resort that draws 1.3 million skiers and snowboarders annually, with outdoor adventurers and mountain bikers doubling that figure in summer.
    Over the years, Dave declined many offers to work on other resorts for big money. “I was working to make things good at Mammoth Mountain,” he told his local paper, The Press
    Enterprise.
    “I always looked at how tomorrow would be better. I never worried about money.”
    Dave last put on his Salomon skis 10 years ago, but his unbridled enthusiasm for new projects continues. This year, after eight years of research, heNo jacket required. Jumpers were the fashion in the early days. licensed his latest venture, a new vehicle that runs on solar power.
    There’s no doubt that Dave’s adventurous spirit combined with his vision has had spectacular results, but for him it’s fun, not business, that lies at the heart of his achievements – and his long life.
    “Everyone has a different life, but longevity happens because you do something fun,” Dave said.
    “I just wish I had a hundred more years. There are a hundred more things I want to do.”
    Happy birthday Dave! read more

  • Could ski store rise from the ashes after fire?

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    THREE months after fire destroyed the stock at a Kent ski shop there are still boards up over the windows, but Tony Bedwell, the owner of Clydach Marine, which has specialised in wintersports and sailing for the last 40 years, is determined the store will re-open.
    Fire officers believe the blaze was caused by an electrical fault in a flat above the store in the village of Dunton Green near Sevenoaks. It spread to the rest of the property and caused extensive damage.
    Tony, aged 81, told the local media: “The shop is badly damaged. All the stock is gone but none of the structure of the building is damaged. The fire didn’t affect that.
    “I want to get the shop up and running again. We have to take a break while it’s being repaired so I will probably spend some of my time taking part in my hobby, motocross riding.” read more



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