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1 week ago | welove2ski.com | Felice Hardy

In the Alps we’re getting closer to the start of the ski season, in Laax, Cervinia, Saas Fee and Zermatt they’re wallowing in fresh snow. So don’t forget to grab yourself one of the early ski deals: you can still celebrate Christmas in the mountains, take an early December break, or opt for a quiet January week where you can be sure of uncrowded slopes. To have a reasonable choice of where to stay, when to go and how to get there this winter, it makes sense to book as soon as you can.

3 weeks ago | welove2ski.com | Iain Martin

In the latest of this series of interviews by Iain Martin, presenter of The Ski Podcast, he spoke to BBC Ski Sunday presenter Ed Leigh. Ed Leigh first commentated for the BBC at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, where he covered snowboarding. His unique style of commentary in a relatively new Olympic sport attracted attention, and later that year he joined Graham Bell as co-presenter of the BBC’s Ski Sunday, the UK’s premier snowsports programme, becoming the show’s first snowboarding presenter.

2 months ago | welove2ski.com | Iain Martin

In the latest of this series of interviews by Iain Martin, presenter of The Ski Podcast, he spoke with Luc Reversade, founder of La Folie Douce and inventor of ‘Clubbing at Altitude’Bonjour, Luc. I can hear the sound of ski boots dancing on tables to a thumping bass as we speak, so my first question has to be ‘How long do your tables last’? [Laughs] Our tables are made of hard redwood. They’re designed to be danced on again and again, even in ski boots.

2 months ago | welove2ski.com | Felice Hardy

Heading to the mountains for your first ever ski holiday? Lucky you. You’re about to be initiated into of the world’s most exciting sports, in one of its most stunning environments. Yes, okay, you’re also going to unleash an avalanche of money from your bank account, and bore your non-skiing friends stupid for weeks on end when you get back. But believe me, it’s worth it. Winter will never be the same again. But Can You Promise Me One Thing Before You Go?

2 months ago | welove2ski.com | Iain Martin

By Iain MartinChamonix is my favourite ski resort. There, I’ve said it. Not that I’d recommend it for everyone. The skiing is fantastic, but I wouldn’t say it’s suitable for beginners or inexperienced skiers. There are runs to learn on, but this is not Les 3 Vallées, with a huge, linked area with pistes to easily progress into and accommodation halfway up the mountain.