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The third week of March was again spent free skiing in Le Monetier les Bains with the Snowheads off piste week. True to form it started snowing on the first day and we scored several days of fresh powder. … Continue reading
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Half term saw me working in the high Pyrenees, guiding groups in Baqueira Beret. The first couple of days were blue sky, but very cold and were followed by 3 days of snow. Overall I estimate that we had … Continue reading
Inspired by my ‘Shropshire Skiing’ on Friday afternoon I was minded to see how conditions were in Wales for a trip the following day. I’d already scoped our the Berwyns for possible skiing opportunities but in the end I was … Continue reading
Trip 2 The following Monday night and Tuesday day saw a fresh fall of snow across Shropshire. We had enough to cover the Dendex at Madeley giving a brief period of floodlit, lift served night skiing which I took full … Continue reading
Trip 1. By the start of January 2010 Shropshire had been in the icy grip of Winter for weeks. Finally it had snowed and the temptation to see of Shropshire Skiing was possible was too much. In the Summer I’d … Continue reading
Earlier in the year I took part in some research for the Canadian Avalanche Centre who in collaboration with the Simon Fraser University were conducting a study on avalanche awareness of out-of-bounds skiers and snowboarders. The goal is to develop … Continue reading