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by Alison Shayler | Skinets Administration |
published 5-Mar-2010
Not so long ago we wrote about the Ski Voice device that is proving popular with many ski instructors. Most resorts now have modern “hands-free” lift passes that have a small microchip embedded in them and there are a number of iPhone applications available to help you get the most out of your winter holiday. read more...
by Alison Shayler | Skinets Administration |
published 3-Mar-2010
Strange things can be seen from Les Arcs ski lifts on certain days. Like an Alpine version of crop circles, you may have noticed complex geometric patterns marked out in the snow. Alien contact? Divine intervention? Drunken students? No, these phenomena are the work of Simon, a retired cartographer from England. read more...
by Rebecca Sturdy | Video Snow Reporter |
published 25-Feb-2010
The quiet blue slopes between the Vagere and the Chantele are known mostly as the bottom of a learner slope and a route taken for night skiing and torchlight descents. read more...
by Alison Shayler | Skinets Administration |
published 24-Feb-2010
Find out more about the Les Arcs ski area tomorrow, with a discovery day full of new experiences. If you want to be sure of getting first lift, you can register to be on the TC Transarc at 7.30am tomorrow morning. Inscription is €10 and places are limited. read more...
by Lauren Little | Paradiski Snow Reporter |
published 23-Feb-2010 | last updated 26-Feb-2010
On an enormous kicker with an even more enormous gap of twenty-five metres from take off to landing, riders must compete to woo the crowd and perform their best trick, expect double kangaroo flips and many rotations. This is a unique competition where spectators choose who wins with a voting system where each crowd member has the opportunity to influence the verdict, by writing there favourite rider on a dollar bill! Yes, you decide…. read more...
by Alison Shayler | Skinets Administration |
published 23-Feb-2010
The “Sauvetage Tour Hiver” (or "Rescue Winter Tour") is making its way around the Alps this week, stopping in Les Arcs, Val d’Isère and Tignes. read more...
by James Fisher | Ski Video Reporter |
published 22-Feb-2010
Esprit Ski has reduced the price of a week's stay at Chalet Fitzroy in Les Arcs by more than a third, offering a saving of £230 per person. read more...
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