IsKEA
Hej! At IsKEA, we believe your skis should continue to give you pleasure long after they’ve done their last turns – which is why we call our approach ‘downhill design’. […]
Ski Touring
Ski Mountaineering
The difference between ski touring and ski mountaineering in my book is that with ski mountaineering, we’ll be carrying a rope, for use on either glacial or steep terrain (or […]
Winter 2025 Program on line
As I write this, we’re coming to the end of summer here in Chamonix. Temperatures are dropping, and our thoughts turn to the snowy season. You can access my full […]
Winter 2024 program on line
As I write this, we’re coming to the end of summer here in Chamonix. Temperatures are dropping and our thoughts turn to the snowy season. You can access my full […]
Winter 2023 Program on line
Even at the end of a very long very hot summer (or maybe because we’re at the end of a very long very hot summer), the head of steam for […]
Ski Test – Movement Alp Tracks 100
For the 2022 ski touring season, I’ll be skiing on Movement Alp Tracks 100 supplied by the Concept Pro Shop in Chamonix. Here’s a preliminary review of them written just […]
March 2022 – Full On
The month of March is usually busy, but 2022 has surpassed any year I can remember for intensity and variety of guiding. The lid of the Covid lockdown pressure cooker […]
Layer Cake 2021
In a normal year (whatever that means), I write a snow report in early February to give folk some info on snow stability in the French alpine areas in general […]
Toys for Freetourers in 2020
I’m often asked for recommendations for ski kit. In spring 2019 and the kick off for the 2020 season, I’ve been working with the Concept Pro Shop in Chamonix, testing […]
Go large – touring on wide skis
Here’s a provocative statement to wind up the traditionalists at one end of the spectrum and the racers at the other end: “it’s way better to ski tour on fat […]
