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A roller-coaster of 36hrs, from losing ski bags to scoring the best powder weird skied since Japan. Read all about it here.

I love taking the train. One of the things I’ve discovered in recent years is that you can take the train to go skiing in a huge number...

After the washout that was Monday in Prato Nervoso , it was time to move on to a proper resort; Sestriere, part of the Via Lattea group...

The small Italian resort of Prato Nevoso was my home for a curtailed, snow-filled foodie day out.

What do ski boots and Harry Potter have in common? Find out what to expect when going for a boot fit, and how long you should spend in store

The Rab Khroma Kinetic jacket marks a barnstorming return to outerwear for this historic British bran. Read Skiing Unlocked's review here.

Two incidents of late have me thinking about baggage allowances and regulations surrounding taking ski kit on airlines. Firstly, I got...

Last week I got a chance to ski in Aphex goggles. They may not be a brand you've ever heard of before, but they're slowly beginning to...

Well. Today was certainly an experience. Some of the worst skiing imaginable was found out on the slopes of La Clusaz, as a perfect storm...

I had never heard of La Clusaz before it was selected as the home of the SIGB Ski Test for the next few years. I really should have been...

Snow came to La Clusaz last night. It started just before our last run of the day, when we took the top chair up to the very top of the...

Today wasn't really anything to write home about, to be honest. I'm skiing with work in a delightful French resort called La Clusaz, a...

The avalanche forecast for much of Utah this weekend has been off the charts; in almost all areas of the state the avalanche warning has...

So yesterday didn't quite go how I imagined. What was supposed to be a nice day cruising the slopes getting back in the groove of things...

What a day to kick off the 2023/24 season. This day has been in my mind for a while; the first day back of any season always is. I was...

Day 0, or T-minus 1 day until we hit the slopes. An impossibly early start this morning saw me heading up the M1 through some of the...

I'm just under a week away from my first outing on the slopes of the season ... ... and I'm at the point where I'm beginning to sort and...

There is some significant snowfall coming down in the Alps at the moment, during a period of really lovely, steady snowfall in the past...

Building on my last post, where I discussed the why of why I wear footbeds almost all the time, in this post I talk about the two kinds...

Okay, so to kick things off, there is no good kind of athletes foot or trench foot (other brands are available). Maybe some random craft...