Woodsy wins back to back Slopestyle events in New Zealand

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Team GB skier James ‘Woodsy’ Woods today secured his second Slopestyle win in consecutive days. For the second day in a row the 24-year-old British athlete topped the podium at the Cardrona Games in New Zealand.   Back to back …

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British Consulate and Crystal Ski Holidays Clean Up Glacier

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Top marks to the British Consulate in Marseille and Crystal Ski Holidays who teamed up last week and helped local volunteers to clean up France’s longest glacier, the Mer de Glace in Chamonix.   18 tonnes of rubbish collected This initiative has …

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What’s New in Val Thorens for winter 2016/17

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Despite regularly winning awards as ‘Best Ski Resort’ Val Thorens is not resting on its laurels. We look at what’s new in Europe’s highest ski resort for winter 2016/17… 1. New Le Roc chairlift The lift company in Val Thorens …

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Is Skiing or Snowboarding Better? Have your say…

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It’s an age-old debate that continues to generate a lot of argument in the bars and chalets of the Alps, from France to Austria – is skiing or snowboarding better? I think we’ve moved past the age of whether snowboarders should simply …

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Survey Shows 70% of Skiers Will Shun Brexit Result and Keep Skiing

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A recent survey by Chaletline.co.uk has shown that 70% of British skiers and snowboarders will not be letting the recent Brexit vote get in the way of their holidays to the snow. We asked Facebook users if they thought the …

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Will Brexit make you more or less likely to ski this winter?

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The Brexit vote was a shock for many of us who work within the ski industry. There’s unlikely to be any major changes within the next two years. However, presuming Britain does indeed leave the EU, it is likely to …

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Alpe d’Huez to invest €350m in new hotels and lifts

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The French ski resort of Alpe d’Huez has announced a new investment of 350 million Euros to make the resort more attractive to the international market. The proposed work includes the renovation of existing accommodation and the building of new …

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The Aiguille du Midi ‘Tube’ in Chamonix opens

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Earlier this month the new Aiguille du Midi ‘tube’ opened for tourists to Chamonix. Since Thursday June 2, the new ‘Tube’ gives the half-a-million plus visitors to the Aiguille du Midi a chance to tour the peak in a unique …

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Chris Froome in Meribel…

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If the headline ‘Chris Froome in Meribel’ is something you didn’t expect to read, then don’t worry, Britain’s top cyclist isn’t risking injury by going skiing yet… Froome and the rest of the riders on the Criterium du Dauphine will …

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Fresh Snow in the Alps, May 2016

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The season might have started late, but it’s going and on and on (even if there are no resorts left open in France at the moment!). Check out these photos taken in the French Alps earlier this week: Article by Iain …

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