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How to Choose Ski Goggles and Lenses

There are many factors which can help you decide which ski goggles and lenses are right for you. These are a necessary piece of ski gear and if y...

Safety On The Slopes: Things To Follow

Skiing or snowboarding on the French Alps can give you endless hours of fun. But the slopes can easily become dangerous if you don't follow safet...

Skiing Helmets: To Wear or Not To Wear

Should you wear a safety helmet when skiing or not? Should it be made law to wear said safety helmet? Or should it only be mandatory for children...

The Types of Avalanches

The sheer terror of watching a mountain of snow hurtling down a slope and sweeping away everything in its path can only be imagined by most, but ...

How to Layer Clothing for Skiing

The best way to choose layered clothing for skiing is to go with a three layer process. Many people opt for two layers, but this can mean that if y...

Skiing Fitness - What Skiing Does For You And How To Train Before Your Ski Trips

There are lots of great reasons to go on skiing holidays, and these range from the rather amazing views that you can get at the top of those mounta...

Tips on how to get the most from your Rental Ski Boots

First up – talk to your ski technician, tell him honestly about your level and whether you expect to progress during your holiday. It helps if yo...

How to Choose The Right Ski Goggles

  Video transcript…. How to choose the right ski goggle Intro Hi and welcome to simplypiste.com – today we’re going to take a detailed look i...

5 Bizarre Ways Skiing Can Suddenly Kill You

Skiing is a hazard to your health, this is hardly breaking news. Consistently labelled as the world's most dangerous safe sport, skiing is not fo...

The Up's and Down's of Life Working as a Chalet Girl (or Boy)

The life of a chalet girl or boy is often the subject of much speculation.  Films, books, documentaries and newspaper reports have depicted it as ...
What to Wear Dry Slope Skiing

What to Wear Dry Slope Skiing

Dry ski slopes can be painful to fall on as well as being notorious for ripping up your clothes when you do take a tumble. So what’s the best gear...

Best Activities For the Non-Skiing

  Skiing is great but we know that it doesn’t suit everyone, and even the keenest skiers might not want to spend their whole ski holiday up on t...
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