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 […]
Living on the Frontline
“Me a-go talk about what I see” Eddy Grant, 1978 It’s one thing seeing all the pictures of the poor conditions in the high mountains. I’ve been avoiding terrain above […]
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’. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Winter 2022 is coming
It’s the last day of November 2021 as I write this, and the snow is falling to valley level in Chamonix. With all the challenges of 2021, everyone is super […]
Easy, Tiger
Seeing a skier being carted off the hill by the ski patrol is never nice, but when it’s in the first week of the season, I always feel a massive […]
Kendal 2021 – My Way
Third weekend in November every year is when the climbing tribe descends on a small town in the northwest of England for its annual gathering. For over twenty years it’s […]
Just a bit of climbing
Back in March 2016, I skitoured with Rick Allen in the Silvretta. It was a guided trip for the Eagle Ski Club, working alongside my friend and colleague Julie Ann […]
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 […]
