I recently spent a lot of time trawling the internet trying to find a present for a friend’s birthday. She’s a mad keen skier so I thought i’d try to find her a ski themed t-shirt and I found a great site – Cafe Press. Cafe Press is an american site that has a huge [...]
For the 2010 / 11 ski season Ski Republic (www.ski-republic.com) is offering a free day’s ski and snowboard equipment hire for every one day booked, and the seventh day free for bookings made online, or on site in their 32 Ski Republic shops in 24 resorts in the French Alps, regardless of the resort or [...]
I’ve been booking my ski hire online for about the last ten years and I really wouldn’t do it any other way now. Booking ski equipment hire online not only saves you money (up to 40% off in resort prices) it’s also completely hassle free. Booking ski hire online works like this: Visit skiset.co.uk who have shops in pretty [...]
Every ski trip we go on I seem to notice more and more people wearing helmets. On our most recent trip we took along several friends and by the end of the trip two non helmet wearers had been converted and purchased helmets in the local ski shop in La Plagne Centre. However there are [...]
If you fancy buying a new jacket or need some new thermals then Tog 24 have got a great sale on at the moment. Check out the clearance section of their website here for some fantastic bargains! If you like standing out on the piste then this Dolphin Womens Gore-Tex® jacket is just £79.95, that’s [...]
Red Avid Helmet This season I decided for the first time that I would wear a helmet on the piste. Being the picky skiier that I am, I couldn’t just buy one, I went to Ellis Brigham and tried on every single helmet available! As this was my first time wearing a helmet, I was [...]
A few weeks ago I decided to take the ‘better safe than sorry’ option and buy a ski helmet for the up and coming season. Having never contemplated wearing one before I asked some friends if they had any advice and recommendations. The most important advice given to me was to try as many helmets [...]
I’ve just been watching the Gadget Show and have seen a fabulous pair of gloves – the North Face Etip glove that will be just perfect for using your iphone (and other technical things) on the piste. The basic premise is that all touch screen devices rely on the connectivity between your finger and the [...]
Get 10% off at Outdoorscene using code “snow10″. Visit the outdoorscene.com website for a great selection of ski and snowboard clothing at affordable pricing. This is a great website for those kitting themselves out for their first ski holiday, with ski jackets starting at a bargain £40. They do state on the website that these [...]
On our trip to the Metro Ski and Snowboard Show we came across the ‘RaxSki’ for the first time. It looks unlike any other ski and so we were intrigued to find out more! The RaxSki is an Austrian invention and basically looks like half a ski! The rear end has been replaced with a [...]
