There are countless books written on the subject of snowcraft and off piste safety along with numerous amounts of training, all readily available. But sometimes even experts and experienced off piste skiers get caught out in off piste incidents. With so much information and training readily available how can this happen? In answer to this...Read More
David Pellatt from J2SKI reports on his recent trip to Tignes to take part in the Snoworks Off-Piste and Off-Piste Safety Course. “If you’ve hit that intermediate plateau, want to tackle your first Black run, struggle off-piste, want to learn to ski the whole mountain or just want to ski at a level beyond your...Read More
Phil Smith, director of Snoworks Ski Courses in a series of articles for InTheSnow talks about Freeriding. In the third article Phil talks about being safe. FREERIDING – BE SMART, BE SAFE Our third on the series of Freeriding tips and the most important safety. COMETH THE ICEMAN Top Gun film enthusiasts will remember fondly...Read More
In the days of instant news everyone is aware of any off piste incident in the Alps within a few hours. Our thoughts always go out to the people, their families and friends that have been involved in any of these events. Any news no doubt creates some apprehension for anyone that is planning some...Read More
