Olive Morning Olive’s first run today was on the main nursery slope with the chairlift. Instead of traversing across the[…]
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Luke Day One
Olive Today was Olive’s first ever time on skis. Despite having no previous experience of any similar sports Olive had a[…]
Read moreGareth’s Progress (Professional Skier)
Tignes today Friday 9th – looking more like a ski resort. Worked on Gareth’s technique for a while today. His[…]
Read moreSki Espace Killy
Skiing in Tignes again today. The piste down to Val Claret in Tignes is now open and in Val they[…]
Read morePhysical Memory
Frustrating! A fantastic piece of hardware called the Sony Xperia Arc, worth 549 € and I have to use a[…]
Read moreSki Tignes 14th Nov 2011 (Another day at the office!)
When up to check out the conditions today. At this time of year it’s normally close to minus 30°C with[…]
Read moreSkiing Easier than Walking (Curing Cycling Injuries)
Great – I see that Reebok have just been fined $25m for false advertising and false claims regarding the function[…]
Read moreFlèche d’Or
Letter from Rodion Zaitsev: Two winters ago still aged only 10, I achieved the level of “Fleche d’Or” in giant[…]
Read moreLa Plagne PB
Suffering from severe calf d.o.m.s. today from having started running again. I knew that would be the case having launched[…]
Read moreTough Week
The Italian border – top of the Col de Petit St Bernard. This was meant to be followed by a[…]
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