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Ask yourself this: how often have you practiced putting your avalanche probe together? Digging with your avalanche shovel? Do you know how far the actual range on your transceiver is?

The Verbier-based Warren Smith Ski Academy (WSSA) has announced a return to their roots with BASI becoming the Academy’s official qualification partner.

Do not fear these skier-made bumps in the snow; they are a challenge to be enjoyed ... sort of ...

Cody Townsend, the renowned freeride skier and filmmaker, recently posted a very good article on his website, The Fifty+, about the death of the climate campaign movement. It made me instantly think of the same rant I've had in my head many times over ...

Reading an avalanche forecast is not the same as understanding one. Skiing Unlocked's guide to danger ratings, avalanche problems, aspect diagrams and how to use a bulletin safely

UK Sport has recently announced a record investment of more than £33 million into the UK’s Olympic and Paralympic winter sport athletes, supporting their preparations for Alpes 2030.

On the hunt for new ski gloves, will Level be able to fill big shoes?

El Niño and La Niña trends have little correlation on long-term snowfall trends in your favourite ski areas - but is that about to change with the dawn of a Super El Niño?

Ski Club of Great Britain Freshtracks Holidays expands with new destinations, abigger Dolomites programme and more Takeover holidays for winter 2026/27 Following limited availability across the Dolomites during last winter's preparations for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, Freshtracks returns to the region with an expanded programme offering a wider choice of resorts, instructional holidays and a brand-new Dolomites Takeover week. The popular Takeover concept returns for

Action Outdoors, the UK arm of not-for-profit UCPA with all-inclusive accommodation centres across the French Alps, has launched its new 2026-27 winter season programme with a large expansion of Club Exclusive 18-30 weeks.

The recent announcement of freeride entering the Olympics has sparked celebrations ... but not everyone is happy ...

La Clusaz has slowly become one of my favourite ski destinations, thanks to its charm, accessibility, and wonderful food.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed that freeride (ski and snowboard) athletes will feature for the first time on an Olympic stage.

Long, thin corridors of adrenaline-fuelled off piste; tackling an infamous Val d'Isere couloir and what it teaches you about skiing ...

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.

With ski holidays being released earlier than ever before, new industry data confirms that sooner is better than later to book a half-term ski trip ... As I write this in late May 2026, VIP Ski, the luxury ski chalet operator running a number of exclusive sites in France, has announced the release of its slate of ski holidays. So far, nothing new in that. The Ski Club of Great Britain is busy putting together its Which?Recommend Freshtracks holiday programme for next season,