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Book your Ski holiday in reverse!!!

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Speaking with so many people and teaching people to ski on holiday I often hear that people book their ski holiday back to front. First they pick the resort that they want to go in, then they book where they want to stay and then finally they try and get into a ski school at […]

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Looking forward to next winter in Tignes 2014/15

Catgory: Espace Killy

[youtube=http://youtu.be/QdKQ0zBLHzE] With the drop in temperature and the nights getting shorter I can’t stop feeling that next winter is not too far away. Thoughts come into my mind as I have time to reflect.  I ponder on ideas of how I can improve on last winters ski teaching and guiding in the Espace Killy! How […]

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Reading the signs: The Cirrus cloud Ci

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The weather in the mountains can change so quickly. Often weather forecasts conflict against each other and nothing is for certain. In this case I always look into the sky and read the signs. . A sighting of Cirrus clouds is often a good clue for the deterioration of weather and a new front coming in. They […]

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‘What is a marmot?’

Catgory: Marmot

                         The Alpine Marmot- It wasn’t until the end of the season sharing a chairlift with some kids going up to the Tranquil ski area in Tignes was when I was asked a question about marmots that I realised how little I knew about […]

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Heli skiing in reverse- Mickeys Ears to Lac Chervil Tignes, France .

Catgory: Heli skiing

[youtube=http://youtu.be/VyZyvBH2JLE] My first time in a helicopter was being thrown in the back of one with a broken leg. The experience wasn’t what I imagined and one that I would like to forget. A mixture of great pain and excitement that I was flying. It was my most expensive ride and journey back of my life. […]

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Fresh powder turns in Sainte Foy 8th of Feb 2014

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I woke up to the smell of fresh powder. Seeing fresh snow fall the day and night before of up to 50cm there was no chance I was going to over sleep. I was too excited! It was my day off from teaching in Tignes and Val D’Isere, working independently for myself JCskiing and for […]

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