Patrick Thorne

Patrick Thorne

Patrick Thorne aka 'The SnowHunter' has been a full-time, year-round, ski travel writer for more than 30 years. Author of many books, he has skied all over the world visiting more than 250 ski resorts at least twice, and hundreds of others at least once. He's the world’s most published ski travel author; written more than 20,000 ski news stories. Patrick is the editor of InTheSnow magazine, the UK’s most read ski publication in print and online and has previous been named, “One of 20 people to know in ski,” by The Sunday Times.

The 10 best ski resorts for beginners in Europe

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What are the best ski resorts for beginners in Europe? Opinions are divided. Many people end up at one of the larger, well-known resorts but they’re often too big and too intimidating, which can be off-putting for the nervous first…

The 10 biggest ski resorts in the world

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It’s a question that’s decades old in the skiing world: Which are the 10 biggest ski resorts in the world? The answer is not really disputed, the 3 Valleys in France with 600km of lift-linked piste in resorts such as…

Interesting Snowboarding News 2014: Week 5 – build your own snowboard and snowboard speed records

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Welcome to a new edition of Interesting Snowboarding News 2014 where this week we bring you news of snowboard speed records and how to build your own snowboard. As always, we also bring you news of all the snow conditions…

Best Ski News 2014: Week 5 – World Snow Day Scotland, good snow and slow zones

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This week in Best Ski News 2014 we bring you news of good snow around Europe and the US, a new slow zone and World Snow Day Scotland. Our aim, as usual, is to bring you up to date with…

Interesting Snowboarding News 2014: Week 4 Jackass slopestyle, moose chasing & drones

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Welcome back to another edition of Interesting Snowboarding News 2014 – your guide to everything board-related that’s happening on slopes around the world. This week we bring you news of Jackass slopestyle events at the upcoming Olympics, moose chasing, global…

Best Ski News 2014: Week 4 – ski halfpipe gold, Easter and Facebook

Best Ski news 2014 - halfpipe gold

Well, hello there, and welcome to another edition of the Best Ski News 2014. The place where we try and keep you up to date and informed about all the latest goings on in the ski scene around the world.…

Interesting Snowboarding News 2014: Week 3 snowboarding in Sarajevo

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Welcome to another edition of Interesting Snowboarding News 2014 where we always aim to bring you the very latest boarding news and events from around the world. After the festive period, the season is once again kicking off with plenty…

Best Ski News 2014: Week 3 snowmaking good for the environment

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Welcome once again to the latest edition of Best Ski News 2014 where we aim to bring you all the latet news from the slopes around the world. This week we bring you news that the phrase ‘snowmaking good for…

Interesting Snowboarding News 2014: Week 2 snowboarding with Robbie Williams

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Welcome to the latest edition of Interesting Snowboard News 2014 where we aim to keep you up to date with everything that’s happening in the world of snowboarding. From snow conditions to major festivals, events and snowboarding with Robbie Williams,…

Best Ski News 2014: Week 2 its more fun to ski vs snowboard and Black Mamba

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Welcome to the latest edition of Best Ski News 2014, where we aim to bring you the latest news from the slopes. We try to cover everything from snow conditions to major events, so that you’re up to date with…

Interesting Snowboarding News 2014: Week 1 coolski, powder, marijuana & festivals

Snowboard A-Z: Glossary of Snowboarding Terms, Lingo and Slang flickr image by nic_r

Welcome to week 1 of Interesting Snowboarding News 2014, our weekly look at all things snowboard around the world during the 2014 season. It looks set to be a magnificent season, so there will be plenty to talk about…. We’re…

Best Ski News 2014: Week 1 snow, festivals, telemark & yaks

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Welcome to the first edition of Best Ski News 2014. We intend to post a weekly ski news article summarising the world of skiing throughout the season. We appreciate that is is still 2013 but as this news really applies…