It’s hard to believe that just a couple of weeks ago there was a distinct lack of snow across the Alps. After a record breaking November (the warmest, apparently, for fifty years), snow finally hit in early December.
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British big air champion Billy Morgan has been training out in the States and not only pushing his own riding but riding in general. He's the first rider I've ever heard of to land a triple rodeo in the park. That's three backflips with a 180 degree rotation to finish. Watch on to see a world first!!!
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The first week of ski holidays in the Alps will be met with a snowy start and therefore longer travel times with difficult driving conditons.
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It has been snowing all morning in Courchevel 1850 and by all accounts the snow is falling as low as 1550.
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It's all happened so fast we have barely had a chance to get our cameras out let alone our skis on, but the ski season has officially arrived in the Alps.
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Meteo France has issued an avalanche bulletin announcing a high risk of avalanche in the Alps on Wednesday, after continual heavy snowfall this week.
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Most resorts across the Alps will be celebrating their opening this weekend. With all the snow that has fallen since last weekend excitement is building and focus once again shifts to the potential of the mountains as a playground and for many of us the anticipation of powder days and fresh lines in the backcountry.
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At last! We've had our fingers AND toes crossed all weekend and, finally, we have woken up to snow covered pistes (we suspect it is around 10cm higher up). This morning it is still drizzling in town which means it'll be snowing up top. The weather is even obscuring the webcams, which is always a good sign.
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Winter starts this weekend in London with the annual Ski and Snowboard Show. This year the show is back in its old venue of Earl's Court and, as usual, there is plenty to do. To help you make the most of the show we went ahead and came up with a list of our top five attractions for this year.
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ABS are recalling all steel cartridges filled between the 1st September 2008 and the 15th April 2010. There is a chance that the canister manufacturer supplied ABS with a faulty product which could result in the airbag failing to activate.
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