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Wednesday, 19 December, 2007
In the heart of an avalanche
Lots of people give advice about what to do when caught in an avalanche but how many of them have actually been through the nightmare of white death? The ski resort of les Deux Alpes wants to do exactly that to visitors, but in complete security thanks to a simulator dubbed The Robocoaster. The simulator is the brainchild of local businessman Marc Dode who lost a ski instructor friend and his client in an avalanche several years ago.
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Thursday, 06 December, 2007
Ultimate touring ski from Dynastar?
New babies from Dynastar to be unveiled at the January ISPO in Munich. A 2600 gram wide ski with good grip for the steeps. Ski legend Pierre Tardivel and friends have helped with the development. The ski is creating quite a buzz in the French ski touring world.
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Sunday, 02 December, 2007
French avalanche analysis 2006-2007
During the 2005/6 winter we were buried under a veritable avalanche of hyperbole as the mainstream press blamed out of control freeriders for the worst season of avalanche fatalities since 1970. There were suggestions that off-piste skiing was about to be banned with even the (now) French President taking an interest in the bad boys of the backcountry.
Slab avalanche in the Maurienne - April 2007 - photo Alain Duclos.
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Friday, 30 November, 2007
Black Diamond Skis 2008
Black Diamond have been in the ski market for a couple of years now. Their skis were originally manufactured by Atomic in Austria but they have moved production to their own factory in China. This has given the company more control over construction and allowed it to expand the product line to ten skis catering for alpine, randonnee and telemark skis. The twin tips could also do a tour in the park. The emphasis is on perrformance, surface area and relatively light weight. Julia from Black Diamond Europe showed us the range of mens and women’s skis.
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Thursday, 15 November, 2007
Zag is back
It looked like game over last Autumn for the Bourg St Maurice ski company with their original designs. The company had been doing well with 2000 pairs of skis sold per annum however they faced a funding gap after the withdrawal of one of their shareholders. They maybe did well to miss the miserable 2006-7 winter. The company was refinanced by their Pyrenean rider Franck Bernes-Heuga but keeps their shaper Stéphane ’ZAG’ Radiguet on the team. We caught up with Steph at the Mondial.
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Tuesday, 13 November, 2007
‘Cham’, The Beach on Ice!
After the success of ‘Boy A’, which has just been made into a film, Jonathan Trigell’s second novel ‘Cham’ is about the quest for powder and forgiveness in Chamonix Mont Blanc.
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Sunday, 11 November, 2007
Dynafit Se7en Summit Ski and Vertical ST binding
A review of the Dynafit Se7en Summits Touring Ski. We spent a weekend on this ski, equipped with the Dynafit Vertical ST binding (and not another manufacturer as we say in the video!). The glacier up at les Deux Alpes provided some testing conditions of hard snow and ice and we really liked the ski.
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Saturday, 10 November, 2007
A weekend with the Dynafit Zzero 4
Last week we spent a couple of days on the new Dynafit Zzero 4 C-MF boot, no touring, just skiing and walking and overall we came away with a favourable impression of this stiff ski touring boot.
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Friday, 02 November, 2007
The Keys to the Espace Killy
This is the “must have” Christmas presents for off-piste skiing fans. The Tarentaise based high mountain guide, Didier Givois, has published the third of his “Keys” books, this time covering l’Espace Killy. Over some 240 pages filled with breathtaking photographs Didier takes us on a journey unlocking a hundred of the best descents that the area has to offer. Even if you thought you’d been there and done that you will discover some hidden gems.
Piste Perdu/Hidden Valley
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Monday, 22 October, 2007
Ride Hard, Ride Safe
Over than 300,000 British skiers are putting themselves at risk of being killed or injured by an avalanche this winter according to an avalanche safety expert. Henry Schniewind, an off-piste safety instructor based in upmarket ski resort of Val d’Isère has said that about a quarter of the 1.25 million British winter sports enthusiasts will venture outside of open and secured ski runs.
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