Tag Archives: snowboard

Our photo competition to win a Drift HD Ghost camera – entries now closed

19 April 2013

Our photo competition is now closed. Good luck to everyone who entered. We will be posting the winning photo and finalists to our Facebook page, very soon.  

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Crystal Ski Awards: Best resorts for advanced skiing and adrenaline junkies

4 April 2013

Go hard or go home – our customers did both. But where would they return to next year? Our customers voted these resorts as the top places for advanced skiing, snowboarding, off-piste and terrain parks. So if you know your off-piste from your backcountry, and your iron-cross from your misty-flip, then read on. Best for [...]

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World ski & snow report

15 March 2013

This Week’s Headlines Snow returns to the Pyrenees Snow back in the Alps North America continues its late surge Austria Our snow report kicks off with great news; snow is back in the Austrian Alps and the accumulations are getting bigger. Obertauern, where The Beatles filmed their ski scenes in the movie ‘Help’ nearly 50 [...]

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The X Games Europe, Tignes March 20-22nd 2013

12 March 2013

In just over a week’s time the world’s best freestyle skiers and boarders will descend on the resort of Tignes to compete in the X Games Europe 2013 4th edition. This will showcase 150 of the best freestylers in this incredible three day event. The X Games Europe has been developed from the annual American [...]

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Keeping warm while skiing; A guide to layering

12 March 2013

  In order to maximise your time and enjoyment out on the slopes you need to keep warm. The secret to keeping warm is layering and warming your ‘core’ (vital organs). If your core is warm then your body can heat your extremities. If your core is cold then your body will focus on warming [...]

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