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It’s not off-piste, it’s just a little off to the side

I tweeted earlier about the summary of the Austrian avalanches in the 12/13 season, on the blog of  Franz Trimmel, a...

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Val Thorens named the world’s best ski resort.

The World Ski Awards held their inaugural Gala Ceremony in Kitzbühel yesterday, with Val Thorens coming out top overall to win...

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Could fat skis cause knee problems in the longer term?

As skis get fatter and fatter and are beginning to be used everywhere both off-piste and on, could this fat...

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WildSnow review the new Diamir Fritschi Vipec

Wildsnow have got their hands on a pre-production model of the new Vipec tech binding from Diamir.  This is the...

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How effective are airbags?

Bruce Tremper of the Utah Avalanche Center has published an interesting article looking at the real-world effectiveness of avalanche airbags....

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New show for 2014

October 18th and 19th next year will see a new show at the NEC.  The Mountain Life show will be...

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Andreas Fransson comments

Earlier this week, Magnus Kastengren fell to his death while skiing and climbing with Andreas Fransson on Mt Cook in...

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SnoKart Black Kart system review

(this the expansion of a  review I wrote for another site) My old luggage was falling apart, but it had...

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ESF Interview on the ongoing hosting battle

Simon Atkinson, from the ESF in La Rosiere, admits its PR handling of the case against Le Ski could have been...

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Coreupt skis back from the dead?

In 2012, Coreupt skis went bust, leaving distributors out of pocket and a disappointed but loyal following.  They had been...

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