Monthly Archives: February 2015

Schools out, half term Skiing with children – Every second counts!

February 20, 2015 by Jackie Maclean-Martin
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skifit for the half term ski holiday
Every parent loves kitting out their children in their winter gear – ski jacket, salopettes, boots, helmet and gloves “Ready to go?” the parent asks and a little voice replies “No, need to go to the toilet”. It can be amazing fun skiing with children after the initial dressing ritual and logistics of actually getting the child to the start of the piste. The enjoyment of seeing your child ski off their first button or chair lift can be very emotional (I can testify that Continue reading →

Sitting down improves your skiing!

February 10, 2015 by Rachael Lowe
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Last week the weather forecast in Chamonix was for snow, more snow and even more snow. We were expecting in total 6 meters up high and between 1 and 2 meters in the town and we were not disappointed. The whole of the region was issued a ‘Snow and Safety warning’ so snow conditions are significantly more demanding than usual. Many holiday makers are finding the conditions more challenging, snow has been falling throughout the day and building up on the pistes (only groomed once Continue reading →

A guide to skiing in Japan from Bruce Goodlad

February 7, 2015 by Tony Lowe
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Japan holds a special place in the heart of skiers who will immediately think of those stunning sequences in the ski movies where the riders float effortlessly through clouds of overhead powder. While we probably all have a skiing trip to Japan on our must do list, not many of us have been and I for one don’t really know what such a trip would be like or how I should go about organising it to make sure it really is the ski trip of Continue reading →

KerPOW!

February 2, 2015 by Rachael Lowe
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Fours days of nearly continuous snow across the alps have finally blown away those lingering early season blues. If you had planned or already have booked a ski holiday for half term I think you can now be assured of a great trip with fabulous snow, so get psyched and get ready with the SkiFit programme. In the meantime for those already out here in the alps all this snow has brought a few small problems such as tricky road conditions, felled trees, repeated power Continue reading →