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• Music and film fans invited to Val d’Isère for spring festival of cultural events

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 3rd March 2023

  

  Val d’Isère in France is hosting some cultural events on the slopes this spring.
  Running from the 6 – 9 March is ‘Classicaval’ which returns for the second time this season. The music ‘tells a story of passion in an exceptional mountain setting’. read more

• Val Gardena Spring treats, musical beats, and racing feats

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 2nd March 2023

  

  Val Gardena, part of Italy’s famous Sellaronda ski circuit in The Dolomites, has a selection of events, parties and special offers to close out the 2022/23 season.

  The ‘Rock the Dolomites’ music festival runs from 18-26 March 2023. The programme includes blues, rock ‘n’ roll, rock, pop, reggae, indie and funk. read more

• Bosnia and Herzegovina promises low cost ski and snowboard holidays in a novel destination says Iglu Ski

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 2nd March 2023

  

  Ski and snowboarding trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Dinaric Alps are now available through wintersports travel specialists Iglu Ski

  The two resorts in the Dinaric Alps, the venue for the Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics, are proving to be popular with skiers and snowboarders who are attracted by the novelty of the destination and the comparatively low cost of a holiday in snow covered mountains. read more

• Chamonix-Mont Blanc’s spring ski touring event returns and is open to everybody from beginner to expert

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 2nd March 2023

  

  ‘La Trace des Grands’, Chamonix-Mont Blanc’s International Ski Mountaineering and Freeride Event, returns to the French resort for the second time on the 4-5 March 2023.

  Conceived and organised by the Outdoor Legacy Association, this year’s event has three races to choose from following a route above the Argentière basin at the Grands Montets. The courses have been designed to cater for everyone from beginner to expert and allows public access at various strategic points, to create a festival atmosphere. read more

• Free day’s skiing if you wear national dress in Austria’s Zillertal Arena

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 1st March 2023

  

  

  PHOTO: Zillertal Arena

  Austria’s Zillertal Arena ski region has announced that anyone who hits the slopes in traditional Tyrolean dress in the final week of the season can get a four-day lift pass for the price of the three-day option. read more

• Magnificent Mia becomes the youngest British snowboarder to win a Freestyle World Championship

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 1st March 2023

  

  British snowboarder Mia Brookes has twice made history in Bakuriani, Georgia, becoming Britain’s youngest ever Freestyle World Champion in Freestyle Snowboard Slopestyle.

  The 16-year-old from Cheshire (pictured) came into her second final run in silver medal position, but delivered a stunning performance which saw her land the first ever CAB 1440 double grab in a women’s snowboarding competition. That’s four full rotations. The incredible move scored her 91.38 to take a breathtaking World Championship Gold. read more

• George Ezra to perform at Top of the Mountain Spring Concert in Ischgl

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 27th February 2023

  

  

  George Ezra is making his debut at Ischgl’s Spring Concert. PHOTO: Creative Commons – creativecommons.org

  The second Top of the Mountain Spring Concert kicks off in Ischgl, Austria on 30 March 2023, with British singer-songwriter George Ezra making his debut on the legendary ‘Ischgl Stage’.

  The 29-year-old’s repertoire includes well-known hits such as ‘Budapest’, ‘Shot Gun’, ‘Barcelona’ and ‘Blame It On Me’ as well as songs from his new album ‘Gold Rush Kid’. read more

• Fundraising drive to help improve ski and snowboard facilities at Loch Insh in Scotland

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 27th February 2023

  

  Loch Insh Outdoor Centre in Scotland, is appealing for help to raise £55,000 to replace its aging artificial slope. The Centre has been awarded grant funding from Highland and Island Enterprise (HIE) and is crowdfunding for the project. Every penny it manages to raise will be matched up to £55,000. read more

• All aboard the school bus with a dry slope

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 27th February 2023

  

  An American school bus, specially imported to the UK, is being converted by Jibworx in conjunction with Proslope to create a mobile dry slope with terrain park. This will be the fourth time Jibworx has created a similar mobile set up in the last eight years. read more

• ‘Peak of Taste’ back on the Courmayeur menu

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 23rd February 2023

  

  Courmayeur Mont Blanc is welcoming a star-studded line up of Michelin starred chefs and sommeliers this March (2023) for the second edition of ‘Peak of Taste’. Joining forces with local chefs, five internationally acclaimed chefs will create a series of events showcasing the very best of Aosta Valley’s produce and Northern Italy’s traditional cuisine. read more

• Carrick-Smith twins star in Pila

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 21st February 2023

  

  Tramadol 50Mg Buy Uk British ski racer Robert Holmes provides a round up of the January racing scene

  The January ski racing calendar was extremely busy.

  The New Year race scene started off with British children’s races in Austria with Ambition Ski Racing academy run races at Hinterreit and The British Ski Academy Anglo Scottish Championships in Pila, Italy. read more

• Flaine hosts British Schoolgirls Races

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 21st February 2023

  

  The British Schoolgirls Races (30 & 31 Jan 2023) returned to Flaine after a three-year absence for its 62^nd event.

  

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  The competition, organised by the Ladies Ski Club, attracted 143 girls from 26 schools who competed over two days in excellent conditions in front of a large crowd of spectators including teachers, parents, coaches and a guest appearance by former British Racer and Olympian Chemmy Alcott. read more

• The stars realign at the La Stüa de Michil restaurant in the Dolomites

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 11th February 2023

  

  The La Stüa de Michil restaurant at Hotel La Perla, a member of The Leading Hotels of the World, in the Dolomiti Superski circuit village of Corvara in the Dolomites has regained its Michelin star. read more

• Massive investment and new name for largest suite at historic Kulm Hotel St Moritz

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 11th February 2023

  

  The historic Kulm Hotel St. Moritz – the first hotel built in the Swiss resort 165 years ago – has unveiled a £1.5m (CHF 1.75m) refurbishment of its largest guestroom by the French hotel designer Pierre-Yves Rochon. read more

• Three new properties available in Les Gets with Chalets1066

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 11th February 2023

  

  The Les Gets accommodation specialist Chalets1066 has added three new properties to its large portfolio in the French resort. All three are newly-built with two stand-alone chalets and one duplex apartment in a brand new building. read more

• Four Seasons Megève offers once in a lifetime experience to skiers and snowboarders

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 11th February 2023

  

  The Four Seasons Megève Collection is offering a once-in-a-lifetime experience, staying at one of the most impressive suites in the Alps.

  The Idéal Suite, sitting on top of the slopes at 1850m, offers incredible views of Mont Blanc and is only accessible by a 15-minute cable car ride. read more

• Adaptive skiing and snowboarding in Cairngorm, where new magic carpets are making all the difference

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 6th February 2023

  

  Buy Cheap Tramadol Online Uk In the latest of the Skier & Snowboarder magazine’s regular look at the opportunities offered by Disability Snowsport UK (DSUK), we highlight how a new magic carpet is helping skiers and snowboarders in Cairngorm read more

• Celebrity chef adds a touch of apres ski to English pubs

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 6th February 2023

  

  by Nick Dalton

  Forget Mont Blanc, think Raymond Blanc. The famed chef has launched apres-ski nights at a dozen posh pubs in England – and you don’t even have to tire yourself out during the day to enjoy them. read more

• Hi-tech surgical device offers better solution to skiers and snowboarders who suffer wrist injuries

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 4th February 2023

  

  • Broken wrists are the No.1 crash risk for snowboarders
  • Snowsports wrist injuries can lead to long-term complications if not treated promptly and effectively
  • The McGinley Lever Action Plate System® can take the guesswork out of surgery after a wrist fracture

  The improvements to ski bindings means there has been a reduction in the number of skiers suffering broken legs although knee injuries remain a major risk. For snowboarders the difference in bindings means leg fractures are still prevalent. read more

• What’s new in Aosta?

  By Skier & Snowboarder on 3rd February 2023

  

  The five major ski areas in the Aosta Valley have all seen upgrades this season.

  In Breuil-Cervinia a new six seater ‘Gran Somett’a chairlift with protective dome has been added in Valtournenche. In Cervinia itself a new slope –Number 34 – now connects the town of Cielo Alto at the start of the Bardoney lifts, plus there is a new covered treadmill at the Cretaz pitch. Spring 2023 sees the opening of the highest cable crossing of the Alps in constant view of The Matterhorn. The Matterhorn glacier paradise cableway – Testa Grigia – will whisk passengers in comfort from Zermatt to Breuil-Cervinia. The one-hour panoramic ride travels over 4000m in altitude and  have the biggest cable car drop in Europe. read more

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