We encounter difficult conditions when out on the slopes, ranging from thick cloud and fog to difficult snow conditions. Here's what to do when things get slippery. Boilerplate, hardpack and icy snow is something we all encounter when we're out skiing. Understanding why it can appear in the first place is vital to, well, avoiding it! But when it is inevitable, it helps to know how to spot it and stay in control. It can happen all across the mountain, and getting it wrong can

This decision by the Session follows a recommendation from the IOC Executive Board, based on a proposal submitted by the French Alps 2030 Organising Committee (OCOG) and reviewed by the IOC’s Olympic Programme Working Group (OPWG). In a presentation of the recommendation to the IOC Session, OPWG Chair Karl Stoss said: "We recognised the sport's potential to add meaningful value to the programme, supported by its strong presence in Alpine regions, and its ability to enhance di

Stuck staring out the window as the mercury edges from hot to boiling? Here's Skiing Unlocked's guide to cooling off and getting some turns in this summer. It perhaps goes without saying, but I am not a creature for summer. I don’t do well in hot weather and whilst I love lying on a beach and cooling off in the surf, everything else about this season can take a hike. I simply can’t cool down enough, can’t lose enough layers, and find myself planning journeys across my hometow

Parting ways with hard earned cash, will Panda's Dual Vision goggles be worth the spend?

Dave ‘The Rocket’ Ryding, Britain’s most successful men’s alpine ski racer, has joined the Ski Club of Great Britain as its ambassador, alongside Chemmy Alcott.