Over the years I have owned seven pairs of snowboard bindings, and ridden many more. Although I have had some comfy bindings – some more than others – I have never achieved all day snowboarding comfort, until now. Have a read of this…
Some ski resorts scream from the mountain tops ‘visit me’, while others get on quietly with what they do delivering great holidays without the fanfare. In this review of Les Carroz snowboarding holiday in Grand Massif, I will tell you why…
Last winter my family and I visited the small resort of Galtur, for a family ski holiday in the Austrian Tirol. My three year old son learnt to ski for the first time, our youngest played in snow for the first…
Megeve is known for being exclusive, expensive, and not the most extreme of resorts. Before visiting I thought of it as a place for rich people to ski for a bit, look good in their gear and do some Parisian style…
Paradiski is the collective name for the La Plagne, Peisey-Vallandry and Les Arcs ski areas. There are twenty different villages in Paradiski, each has its own style, and appeals to a different audience, meaning there is a base suitable for everyone. But why should you book…
Tignes was the third stop on our freeride road trip. Having enjoyed fresh snow in Megeve and Sainte Foy, the snow gods again delivered plenty of fresh snow overnight – perfect to conduct a Tignes freeride snowboarding holiday review. The abundance of snow and a lack…
All around the world people are brought together by the things that they love doing. From vinyl record collecting, to mountain biking to snowboarding. Arranged in a way that is not entirely different to that of an ancient tribe this…
From the heights of Mont Blanc to the less-crowded peaks of the Pyrenees, France offers a winter wonderland of reliably snowy slopes and cosy chalets all year round. The perennial snows, easy access and high altitude make the French Alps the most…
Kitesurfing is a sport for passionate people. Those who do it generally love the great outdoors, the wind and the waves. And they usually prefer to kite on huge bodies of water where you can ride without being on top of…
If you want to start jibbing and doing tricks then it is worth investing in a forgiving freestyle snowboard. You can jib on an all-mountain stick but by getting the right board for the job you’ll progress faster and hopefully have less…
A couple of weeks ago three very exciting things happened. I met an Olympian for the first time since I was a kid, I got to snowboard indoors for the first time, and I attended the Go Race Go Freestyle launch.…
If you’re planning snowboarding holidays in 2015, then you can’t afford to miss this year’s Telegraph Ski and Snowboard Show. It’s your chance to find out what’s going on in the sports, in terms of resorts, operators and the latest…
On a recent mountain biking holiday to Avoriaz my guide was Jean-Noel Calvert (JN). Although not a household name he does have a claim to fame – he is responsible for The Stash which in 2014 CNN named as the best…
At the end of the 13/14 season I returned from my third snowboard trip to Les Arcs. Having stayed in three different villages and visited in January, February and April I feel I am in a good position to write a comprehensive review…
A guide to competition skydiving? I thought it was just about making it down alive…. In fact there are many different forms of competitive skydiving and parachuting dating all the way back to 1951 when the first World Championships in accuracy took…
I recently returned from a Les 2 Alpes snowboarding holiday and I think it is one of the best all round ski resorts in France. In order to explain why, at the end of my review of Les 2 Alpes…
New Zealand is much more than just hobbits and sheep – it’s blessed with some of the best skiing territory on the planet, along with a background of stunning landscapes. Which is why snowboarding tours in New Zealand are some…
Not many people outside the country know that Japan is home to more than 500 snowboarding resorts so Japan snowboarding holidays are easy to arrange. In a country famed for its excesses of light powder snow, many boarders believe they have…
Even upon first glance, you can immediately see the excellent build quality of the Xenon Laluz. Not only that, the graphics make it stand out from the crowd of the other twintips you’ll find on the market. With the bold,…
After reading the Best website about the TS, the main thing that stood out about this kite was that each size is uniquely engineered for a specific set of riding conditions. This also means that each kite is designed with…
