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Pope praises skiing
According to The Telegraph, the Pope acknowledged skiing as showing "steadfastness in pursuing aims, respect for the rules, tenacity in confronting and surmounting difficulties."
Get fit for the slopes or face the consequences
An Austrian study has shown a possible link between poor fitness and heart attacks early in a ski holiday.
New Zealand ski death total rises
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The death toll on New Zealand’s winter slopes has risen again, in what is proving to be a “horror winter season”.
Don’t Catch Your Death
The British Ambassador to France, Peter Westmacott, has just launched an anti-binge drinking campaign aimed at reducing alcohol related accidents amongst Brits in the Alps. This follows the unfortunate death of 20 year old Rebecca Ward in Val d’Isere, last year. Although not a heavy drinker, after leaving the pub early that night Ward died...
Ski Helmets
Helmets – a good idea. Ok, they’re ‘not cool’, they ‘make my head itch’, they ‘never fit’. If you ride a bike in London (say) there’s a good chance that you’ll wear a bike helmet. Why? Because all drivers in London are a potential DEATH (© Terry Pratchet) on four wheels. Obvious, really. Well, a...
Ski equipment Hire
Ski and Snowboard – Hire or buy? A recent look at assorted airlines’ ski baggage costs re-ignited the wider ‘buy your own skis or hire them’ debate. Both options have their pros and cons, some wouldn’t touch hire skis, while others have never owned a pair in their lives. The two sides usually come down...
Skis and Snowboards to the Alps
Budget Airlines are past masters at hammering the hapless cost-conscious traveller, and the cost-conscious skier or ‘boarder is no different. In fact, we tend to get hammered more than most; Windsurfers and Cyclist being about the only people who incur the monetary wrath of the airlines more than us. If you paid British Airways for...
Snow Train to the Alps
The Snow Train from London Waterloo to the Alpes may have gone, but the Ski Train is here. Eurostar's services runs to a huge number of popular European wintersports destinations.
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