Tag: ski
Brilliant ski conditions in the Pyrenees – snow and sun!
THE ski conditions in the Pyrenees Mountains just couldn’t get much better. Over last weekend and Monday the snow kept falling and now the sun has come out. Perfect! Now’s the time to get those skis or snowboard out and hit the slopes. Well over a metre of snow fell in many places. One [...]
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French ski schools reach out to the UK
ONE of the big reasons for moving to the French Pyrenees is be able to ski more often. Over the years I’ve managed a week or sometimes two in a season, gradually improving to the point where I’m an accomplished intermediate. You know, it’s the stage where you’ve mastered some skills, ie turning, but find [...]
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Best all-round skis for 2013
TWO leading online ski review sites agree on the Best All-Mountain Skis for the 2013 season – for men and for women. OnTheSnow.com and Freeskier.com reviewed the latest skis in both on and off piste conditions looking for the best all-rounder. So what are the winners? Men’s All-Mountain Ski: Blizzard Bonafide Women’s All-Mountain Ski: Nordica [...]
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Grand Tourmalet: largest ski resort in the French Pyrenees
MORE than 100 kilometres of ski area makes Grand Tourmalet the biggest ski resort in the whole of the French Pyrenees. And forget those stories about Pyrenees snow not being as good as the Alps – the Pyrenees actually has MORE snow, thanks to being closer to the sea. Grand Tourmalet is two resorts: Barèges [...]
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