Category Archives: Skiing

It may be summer but you can still hit the slopes

If you’re planning an escape to the Alps this winter you might be wise to get some practice in and tone those thigh muscles before your week away.  The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead will help you.

The Importance Of Avalanche Training For The Skier

The second in our series of reports about working a ski season in the small French resort of Val Cenis.

A Small, Alternative, Very French Ski Resort

The first in a series of reports about working a ski season in the small French resort of Val Cenis.

Snow safety: frostbite

With the snow season amping up in the Northern Hemisphere, we asked our friend Miriam Bougie at Whistler/Blackcomb to share some tips on snow safety. First up, frostbite.

Georgia, Russia & Europe’s Highest Mountain

It’s a common misconception that 4,810 m Mont Blanc is Europe’s highest mountain. Mount Elbrus rises 5,642 m out of the Russian Caucasus eight miles inside Europe.