Tickles of anticipation or better….. antiSKIpation Winter is on our doorstep and we are all beginning to crave the excitement of skiing again. Too long have we been waiting to feel the freshness on our cheeks and the priceless substance snow beneath our skis. And because it has been an exceptionally long time since you…
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no common sense…no skiing
No common sense……no skiing! We are all craving to indulge in our favorite sport again soon…..skiing! Though the question which remains is…..will we be able to do so? So many people work in the winter sport industry and you can imagine that the 3 Valleys and all ski resorts are doing their absolute best…
A review……an outlook!
A review…and an OUTLOOK! There was hope that life would sooner or later return to normal after an abrupt halt of the winter season 19/20 due to the unprecedented threat of a new virus, which started to spread around the world and some ski resorts. Though there had not been any covid-19 outbreaks in the…
The downfall of skiing!
`Which Skills?´ or the downfall of skiing! I think winter sport amateurs believe that green or blue runs are safe and not dangerous. But skiing has reached a point where this is not entirely true anymore. If you place yourself anywhere on a busy red, blue or green run you’re definitely in harm’s way and…
ETERNAL ICE?
Eternal ice? ……….observations of a bystander. Around this time in summer, about 24 years ago, `Glacier du Borgne’ high up in the Méribel valley looked so inviting to me that I stuffed my telemark boots into a rucksack, tied the teles to my MTB and cycled up. After hiking the last half kilometer I hit…
Learn the Technique!!!
Learn the technique!!! This comment from a true ski enthusiast from my hometown in the German `Mittelgebirge` (Middle Mountain’s) influenced my whole life as a skier. Hungry and keen to start the new season we were often seen when training hard to go as fit as possible into the winter. I remember one of our…
Feel your Ski!
Only weeks away from the first ski turns many skiers think about their equipment…. `Skis are tuned and waxed. Clothing, googles, gloves all good. But is there anything else I can improve to make me ski better? ´ Yes, what about the most important part of your `SKIING´? Your ski boots, your feet and how…
EXPECTING SNOW….
Expecting lots of snow! That is what we are craving when we think about the next winter. We tend to believe that winter happiness and our skiing satisfaction depends entirely on the amount of snow we’ll get. As a consequence, prior to each winter, we are desperately looking for signs that support the prophecies of…
Summer in Meribel
You don’t know what you are missing if you haven’t spent time in Meribel and the 3 VALLEYS during summer! In times where the typical holiday destinations are becoming increasingly crowded. When you can only dream of deserted beaches or imagine them. And when visiting one of the historic European cities is like swimming in…
Snow is falling…!
Lots of snow has fallen all over the European Alps. Now, after a very cold period and some great powder, a warm front has moved in and turned what was fluffy and dry into heavy and wet, at least temporarily. I know, it feels awful when it happens……..but it’s not tragic, on the contrary, it…