All posts tagged "Skiing"
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29InterviewsSmile, tell the truth and have a good time doing it – The Glen Plake Interview
Some call him the “Pied Piper of skiing,” others “the mohawk’d hot dogger with an unhealthy addiction to moguls.” Whichever moniker you...
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57AdviceSafe Skiing is Your Responsibility – The Piste X Code
Here at the Piste X Code we have a couple of objectives, but the most important one is to help you stay...
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87EnvironmentDecisions, Decicions… How can we best protect our Mountains?
For reasons that haven’t yet been uncovered, science tells us that average temperatures are rising more quickly in the mountains than anywhere...
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169skiingWhat you need to know about Ski Jumping
Whether pre-planned and purposeful or entirely accidental, we’ve all experienced the sensation of hurtling through the air, skis or a snowboard attached...
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169AdviceThe Perfect Ski Boots
Months spent squatting in readiness. Weeks spent dreaming of first lifts. Days spent selecting and packing your very best ski socks. Yet...
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94AdviceEasy Being Green
This winter, perhaps more than any other, it’s essential that we pack our sustainability principles alongside our ski socks for our annual...
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514AvoriazThe 2022/23 Lift Pass Price Comparison
Each year we compare the standard price of an adult six-day lift pass in the Portes du Soleil with pass prices across...
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609Les GetsLes Gets & Morzine Ski Lifts Vs the Energy Crisis
Updated to include statements from the Morzine Ski Area. Not long ago, a small group of ski resorts elsewhere in France sounded...
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547InterviewsPast, Present and Future
Bonjour! Mia Brookes here, I hope you are all doing good! Hopefully you are all shredding it back on the mountains after...
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543InterviewsShooting for the Stars – the Antonin Guigonnat Interview
Antonin Guigonnat is one of the brightest stars in the world of biathlon, which is a great place to be during an...
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752InterviewsMeet “The Rocket” Dave Ryding
“I’m not one to focus on the Olympics” Dave Ryding tells me as we zoom (literally and technologically) towards an Olympic winter....
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1.8KMorzineLift Pass Special Offers for Morzine, Les Gets, Avoriaz and the Portes du Soleil
Many of you have asked us for information on lift pass special offers for the coming winter season, so we thought we’d...
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717OpinionThe track Ahead
Gatwick airport, 5am: a sea of a thousand grumpy faces, shuffling in queues, headed for the Alps. It’s not a great start...
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928AvoriazBelle et Brave
Female Ski Patrol. Most people don’t know who they are or what they do. These Lara Crofts of the hill are the...
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758SkiingK2 Disruption Mti / Mti Alliance skis
K2 has won accolades from testers the world over this year for its new piste-slicing Disruption series Drawing on K2’s infamous freeski...
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1.2KAdviceThe Facts about Climate change and the future of snow in the Portes du Soleil
Have you wondered what climate change actually signifies in our valley and what the news headlines, facts and figures might mean on...
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1.1KSkiingGiro Grid / Envi MIPS® Helmet
Ski tourers heading into the depths of the PDS backcountry this winter – this lid is for you. The new Grid MIPS®...
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561AvoriazHOPE – A short film by Morzine Source Magazine
These are the faces you hope never to see; the heroes you hope never to meet. Come freezing temperatures, snow storms or...
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679Les GetsThe Mountain for everyone
As a ski instructor, you learn a lot of lessons over the years. In the early years, you start off with all...
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1.2KLes GetsA special end to the season
This blog originally appeared on the excellent website of Les Gets lift operator SaGets at the beginning of April 2020. With their...
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709KidsBurton Maven Bib Pants
Whether they’re at ski school, building snowmen or snowball fighting, kids will love these snow pants from Burton. And that’s not even...
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1.5KSkiingK2 Mindbender 99Ti / 98Ti Alliance
K2’s new Mindbender collection is one of the most hotly anticipated line-ups in years. With widths ranging from 85mm up to the...
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849SkiingFW Manifest 3L Jacket & Pants
Making its grand debut for this season is a new Verbier-based brand from the Full Stack Supply Co. umbrella (which also runs...
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670SkiingArva Evo 5
“Small but powerful” …that is the tagline Arva is using for its brand new Arvo 5. Tipping the scales at just 170g...
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1.7KInterviewsWords with Woodsy
The one thing that really comes across when you talk to James ‘Woodsy’ Woods is that he absolutely loves what he does....
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The Ski Industry is Growing!
If you run a business in the winter sports industry and you’re just a little bit of a geek, then you’ll be...