RACING PEDIGREE: Franz Klammer
The famous name of Franz Klammer is appearing in the top spot place in races once again. But this time it’s not the great Austrian ski racing hero, now aged 67, competing but a British racehorse named after him.
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Californian resorts use snow cannons to help fight huge forest fire
Three Californian ski resorts in the path of a devastating forest fire appear to have escaped the worst of the dramatic blaze although some equipment and outbuildings have been fire damaged.
The Caldor fire, which began in mid-August, covered more than 200,000 acres and strong winds drove it towards the major resort-town of South Lake Tahoe located on the California/Nevada border. It is located directly below Heavenly Mountain Resort and a full evacuation was ordered when smoke made it difficult for inhabitants to breathe.
Start of September sees the return of the ski launch
What do you call a group of journalists? A press pack? A herd of hacks? A nightmare?
Whatever it is, on the first day of September, several ski writers came out from behind their laptops, changed out of the PJs they have been wearing for the last year while working from home during covid, and donned some glad rags.
Final Chance to grab your FREE tickets to the National Snow Show at Birmingham’s NEC
Today will be your last chance to grab a FREE ticket for the National Snow Show, set to take place on 23-24 October at the NEC, Birmingham. Don’t miss out!
Tickets normally cost from £10 but readers of the Skier & Snowboarder magazine can get a free ticket by CLICKING HERE and inserting the code: Skier&Snowboarder
Warren Smith Ski Academy GAP Snowsports Instructor courses set to go ahead this season in Verbier
The Warren Smith Ski Academy has launched its new GAP ski program for the 2021-22 winter season, based in Verbier, Switzerland, with two start dates in early December and February.
Students will aim to qualify as IASI (Irish Association of Snowsports Instructors) Level 1 & 2 ski instructors, providing them with a qualification that is recognised in a number of countries around the world.
Special offers and free samples at National Snow Show at Birmingham NEC – PLUS don’t miss the chance to get your FREE tickets
Arrangements for the National Snow Show at the NEC in Birmingham on 23-24 October 2021 continue to gather pace with a host of top names from the world of ski and snowboarding already signed up to take part if what is now the only major UK wintersport exhibition this year.
Were they breaking some records?
Here’s a blast from the past found in a copy of the Skier magazine from the mid 80s. How many of these youthful faces from the world of ski racing can you recognise in the Radio 1 studio with DJ Peter Powell?
Read the latest issue of the Skier & Snowboarder magazine
The SPRING 2021 issue of the Skier & Snowboarder magazine is now available.
Pick up a free printed copy at your local ski and snowboard store or slope (while stocks last).
Or you can read the online version by CLICKING HERE
Chamonix musician looks forward to being able to play live in front of après ski audiences again after a year of uncertainty
Angus Newton is a resident musician in Le Privilège bar in the world famous French resort of Chamonix. Things have been quite different for him this year. Covid has made it a year of uncertainty and a year of change.
Vintage ski posters sell for a total of £145,775 at auction
VINTAGE ski Posters featuring two of the most famous peaks of the Alps – The Matterhorn and Mont Blanc – attracted plenty of interest at a recent online sale held by international auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull in partnership with poster specialists Tomkinson Churcher.
Claim one of the 2,000 free tickets being offered for the new National Snow Show on the 23 & 24 Otcober
What is currently the UK’s only National Snow Show will be taking place at the NEC in Birmingham on 23-24 October 2021. The organisers are promising that the event will be a mecca for skiers and snowboarders as it will provide them with a comprehensive retail experience, a first-class speaker line-up and interactive features including Rail Jam dry slope, Rider’s Lounge, Shred Stage, Skate Mini Ramp, Alpine Après Bar with live music and a Good Vibes Après Party, all under one roof.
Organiser followed medical guidance after 16 students on British ski instructor course in France tested positive for covid
The British Association of Ski Instructors (BASI) acted quickly to distance the organisation from a national newspaper report claiming there had been an outbreak of covid among a group of 26 British skiers on a BASI course near Chamonix in mid-January.
Major holiday companies cancel ski and snowboard trips for the rest of the season – but there is a surge in bookings for 21/22
TWO of the biggest names in UK ski & snowboard holidays have announced they are cancelling all trips for the rest of the 20/21 season.
Crystal Ski Holidays and Hotelplan UK, the operators of Inghams, Flexiski and Ski Total, have blamed the continuing impact of covid on travel for their decision.
Former British ski champion Cara Brown uses her experience to become a fitness expert
FITNESS EXPERT: Cara Brown
Cara Brown is a former British ski racer with a cabinet full of trophies. She is a five times Overall British Ladies Champion, has more than 25 other National titles, numerous Europa Cup top 20 and top 30 results, and became the UKs best ranked female speed skier.
Graham Bell ready to swap his skates for skis after ‘Grease’ sees him slip out of Dancing on Ice
by Clare Meaney
There will be no skiing interest in the next episode of Dancing on Ice this Sunday (7 Feb 2021) after Ski Sunday presenter Graham Bell and his partner Karina Mantras went out last weekend in a skate off against Rebekah Vardy and her pro partner Andy Buchanan.
An amazing avalanche rescue in Val d’Isere – thanks to a ‘Wolfhound’ and a mobile phone
John Yates-Smith of YSE Ski Chalet Holidays reports from Val d’Isere: “We mentioned yesterday (28 Jan 2021) that all of the footpaths around Val d’Isère were closed for avalanche danger. Not everybody realised that this included the Chemin des Coves (though the English name, the Avalanche Path, would have given a hint).
Major ski companies suspend all holidays until 2 April
Inghams, Ski Total and Flexiski holidays have now been suspended until 2 April which means customers of these companies will only have around two weeks in which to go skiing at the end of the season – and that’s depends on many ski resorts opening their lifts and UK travel restrictions being lifted by then.
Graham Bell prepares for his first Dancing On Ice performance with a stand in partner
by Clare Meaney
Ski Sunday presenter Graham Bell’s short time on the ITV show Dancing on Ice has already been dramatic.
The former British racer’s professional skating partner, Yebin Mok, suffered a terrible injury to her leg during training which has put her out of action for at least three weeks.
Fire destroys museum full of rare and historic vehicles in Austrian ski resort
The Top Mountain Motorcycle Museum in the Austrian ski resort of Hochgurgl, which contained hundreds of historic and rare motorbikes, plus other vehicles, has been destroyed by fire.
The museum, located at The Crosspoint on the Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road that links Austria to Italy, was a popular attraction for skiers and snowboarders in the winter season and the 100,000-plus motorcyclists who ride the route from Tirol’s Ötztal Valley to Italy’s South Tyrol in the summer, with many stopping to visit the museum.
Ski Sunday presenter Graham Bell’s Dancing on Ice competition partner suffers ‘gruesome’ injury
by Clare Meaney
Graham Bell’s first performance on this Sunday’s Dancing on Ice television programme has been delayed after his professional ice skating partner, Yebin Mok, suffered what has been described as a gruesome injury to her leg during training.