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Jan 303 min read
Season Diary - Day 19
What happens when brands renowned for their freeride skis decide to make piste skis? The jury is still out ...


Jan 292 min read
Season Diary - Day 18
La Clusaz is a reminder to always look up when skiing: to take in the most stunning scenery possible.




Jan 272 min read
Season Diary - Day 16
Rain, rain and more rain. Shocking skiing conditions in La Clusaz, but once again the Aravis puts on a show.


Jan 182 min read
Season Diary - Day 15
How do you, or can you, understand a resort like Tremblant? Disneyland on Snow? Or something more?


Jan 182 min read
Season Diary - Day 14
How do you compute a resort you knew and loved a decade ago? Maybe you do, maybe you don't ...


Jan 112 min read
Season Diary - Day 13
Lies, lies and damn lies - but silver linings abound on Skiing Unlocked's last day in Laax, Switzerland.


Jan 102 min read
Season Diary - Day 12
A first time skiing (intentionally) in Switzerland at the resort of Laax.


Dec 13, 20242 min read
Season Diary - Day 11
The last day of the Reps' Course in Tignes - would I pass, or would it all end in tears?


Dec 12, 20244 min read
Season Diary - Day 10
Day one of a course-within-a-course as our group got started on the American Avalanche Association Level 1 skills course.


Dec 11, 20243 min read
Season Diary – Day 9
We could let off the gas a bit as our assessment day was over, but we still explore the whole region learning about how to find good snow.


Dec 10, 20243 min read
Season Diary - Day 8
Day eight of the course was the big one - our Repping assessment day. Find out what it means to be a Ski Club Rep, and whether I made it!


Dec 9, 20242 min read
Season Diary - Day 7
With a free ski day in hand, it was time to head over to Val d'Isere and explore the perfect and empty pistes in store.


Dec 8, 20243 min read
Season Diary - Day 6
What do you do when an avalanche happens? This day was all about - simulating an avalanche and working through the steps required.


Dec 7, 20242 min read
Season Diary - Day 5
Another day of two halves as the team try theirhadn at repping, explore uninvitin off piste, and score magical powder turns along the way.


Dec 6, 20242 min read
Season Diary - Day 4
A day of two halves, with socked in winds in the morning and clear bluebird conditions in the afternoon - Day 4 of 2024/25


Dec 5, 20242 min read
Season Diary - Day 3
Thursday December 5, 2024 A short one today, as after our first full ski day this season I am perhaps slightly tired. I also promised not...


Dec 4, 20243 min read
Season Diary - Day 2
This far from the coast you might be surprised to find sharks ... but they can cause great damage to you and your skis ...


Dec 3, 20243 min read
Season Diary – Day 1
2024/25 kicked off with some easy laps around Tignes, classroom sessions, and a miracle cure for technique impairments.


Sep 17, 20242 min read
Season Diary - Day Minus 1: An Eruption of Possibilities
A september visit to Europe's most active volcano revealed a stunning moonscape - that in winter you can explore on skis.
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