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Quote of the day

Monday, 10. 30. 2006  –  Category: Snowboarding

It’s not your aptitude, but your attitude, that will determine your altitude!
Source: Off the Grid trailer.

Chalet food delivery service

Thursday, 10. 26. 2006  –  Category: Uncategorized

I tend to do a lot more self-catering snowboard holidays than catered. This obviously means spending time and money in the local supermarché and boulangerie etc…
Another new service I stumbled upon at the Ski and Snowboard Show was an English company that allow you to pre-order your food with them before you leave for [...]

Ski and board hire in the UK

Tuesday, 10. 24. 2006  –  Category: Skiing, Snowboarding

Do you often find the gear you hire at the resort is shite? Sweaty boots with dodgy laces and big heel lift? Crappy bindings that come loose? Board more flexible than a credit card and not in your preferred size?
I met a company at the Metro Ski & Snowboard Show on Sunday [...]

Electric EG.5 and EG1 goggles: what’s the difference?

Monday, 10. 23. 2006  –  Category: Skiing, Snowboarding

Click here to buy Electric EG.5 goggles - $94.95
Click here to buy Electric EG1 goggles - $79.95

I bought a pair of Electric EG1 goggles online back in February, just before my last trip as it turned out. Unfortunately the postman must have nicked them, as they never arrived.
I phoned up the website and got [...]

Snowboard tricks: butters, ollie, rails & spins

Sunday, 10. 15. 2006  –  Category: Snowboarding, Video

The Extreme Sports Channel has some good videos showing you how to perform and perfect snowboarding tricks. Starting with simple butters, moving through ollies to spins and hitting rails, well worth a watch if you want to step up to the next level and impress your mates.
Can’t link directly to the snowboard videos cos [...]

Snowboard fitness: calf raises

Sunday, 10. 15. 2006  –  Category: Snowboarding

I’ve stepped up (boom boom) my snowboard fitness gym program, by adding in some calf raises.
Simply, standing with your heals over the edge of a step holding a couple of dumbells, and going up onto your toes.

I would imagine that this should help strengthen the calf muscles for those loooong front side turns.

Getting fit for snowboarding: 47 days to go

Monday, 10. 9. 2006  –  Category: Video

Went to the gym this evening and had a quick run through on the snowboard fitness program set up the other day.
Also through in a cross country bike profile as a warm up, but as of tomorrow morning will be cycling to work, so should get the CV exercise in that way, focussing more on [...]

Avalanche awareness course free at Snow & Rock

Sunday, 10. 8. 2006  –  Category: Snowboarding

Snow & Rock are to host 6 avalanche awareness courses in November, following a 120% rise in avalanche related fatalities in the Alps last season.
The sessions will be led by international mountain guides (IFMGA’s) Nigel Shepherd (Alpine Safety Advisor for the Ski Club of Great Britain) and Graham McMahon (MIC), and will be held at [...]

Getting fit for snowboarding: 50 days to go

Friday, 10. 6. 2006  –  Category: Snowboarding

A bit slack over the past week. Went deaf (temporarily I hope) in one ear, so didn’t fancy stumbling around in the gym not being able to hear much.
Well… the hearing still aint up to much, but I had a session with a personal trainer as part of the membership induction period, so I [...]