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Top 10 Christmas gift ideas from Simply Piste
1. The Super Tramp Colint Folding Davos 100 is a tradition wooden sledge, ideal for the whole family. With its handmade beech frame and steel runners the sledge offers unbelievable value for money and hours of winter fun. The folding aspect also makes it very practical for off season storage. 2. The Dakine Wheeled Duffle Ideal [...] -
Rock on: The evolution of ski design
First there were wooden skis. If you’ve seen these snowsport artifacts (there’s a pair decorating a wall at the Kinghouse Hotel, near Glencoe, Scotland) you’ll have wondered how on earth the skier managed any control, let alone stylish turns. Some of us oldies will also recall the long, narrow skis that offered a fair amount [...] -
“Ski Lodges” – The Chotel by Skiworld
The latest company to hit our recommendation list is Skiworld. We’ve been aware of them for a while now, but we’ve only recently discovered the exceptional value that they can offer ski holiday makers. Tess Schuberth recently spoke to me about their latest offer called “Ski Lodges”, an offer that combines both a high quality hotel [...] -
The ups of night-time skiing
“It’s like skiing through your own fairy tale winter wonderland,” one fan said. “The slopes are so empty you feel like you have the resort to yourself,” said another. Night-time skiing is taking off – and it’s easy to see why the the beauty of being out on the slopes when everyone else is tucked [...] -
The Extreme Ski Challenge – Beyond MT.Everest
The Extreme Ski Challenge is a downhill ski event where, in teams of 4, participants will downhill ski 5,000 feet higher than the vertical ascent and descent of Mt Everest over a period of 48 Hours. The event is a fantastic way to see St. Anton, but more importantly, it is an opportunity to be [...] -
Exclusive Q&A with moguls champ Ellie Koyander
We caught up with Ellie Koyander, Great Britain’s Number One Freestyle Mogul Skier and Team GB Olympian to find out more about her life as a skier and her aspirations for the future. Ellie is 20 and hails from Tideswell, Derbyshire, England. At what age did you start skiing? “I first began skiing on a [...] -
Simply Alpine – The one stop shop for ski holiday makers
For many skiers the credit crunch has meant that winter holiday makers have had to re-prioritise their breaks and as a result are only able take one vacation a year (poor them). This meant that masses of people chose summer holidays as their preferred choice last year. But what does this mean for the British [...] -
School girl to ski to South Pole
A schoolgirl whose father was the first Briton to reach the South Pole solo and unsupported said Thursday she hoped to become the youngest person to ski there when she joins him on a return visit. Amelia Hempleman-Adams, 16, will join adventurer David Hempleman-Adams when he sets off on the two-week challenge on November 18, braving [...] -
Being There – By Field Productions
I woke up this morning with the urge to get onto Youtube and Vimeo and check out some cool freeski videos. After an hour of envy I realised I only had around 15 minutes to catch my train to work, so running like a high school geek with red cheeks, a sweaty fringe and puffy [...] -
New Scotland ski alerts
When the sun is shining, the skies are blue and the snow has come, skiing in Scotland is awesome. But with more unpredictable days of weather than many other European countries, skiers and snowboarders need to keep a close eye on the forecasts for Scotland. Now Ski Scotland is offering a new on-line facility for the [...]