High hopes for early season snowboarding trip
I never feel at ease talking about snow conditions before going skiing or snowboarding. But with a trip set for next week to La Plagne I have been doing a little investigating – and...
Category: Outdoors & adventure
Where to find the best ski in ski out chalets
My guest blogger Richard Sinclair is the founder of Sno, the UK’s fastest-growing ski holidays and ski deals company. He came up with a great idea for a blog for the best ski-in, ski-out chalets....
Watches to wear skiing this winter
I’m not sure whether I’d ever considered matching a watch with a skiing holiday, but, when you come to think about it, it’s not such a bad idea. I’ve a watch for daily wear...
Kit review: Skiing ‘Helmet Hugger’
My snowboarding helmet is highly functional and practical – and it has saved my head from a bad knock on many occasions. It is also comfortable and as it’s black it goes with most...
Do your bit at a ski resort clean up
Thousands of skiers and snowboarders descending on Scotland’s ski resorts every winter can leave a bit of a mess. And every summer, the Ski Club of Great Britain calls on generous volunteers to help...
The girls summit Ben Nevis!
I was a little embarrassed. Actually, no, I was very embarrassed. I am well-known as FionaOutdoors in Scotland yet I had never summited the country’s iconic Ben Nevis. But then, it turned out, during...
Kit review: Jack Wolfskin waterproof jacket
Don’t ask me why, but I have long coveted a Jack Wolfskin jacket. It could be the name… I like the sound of “wolfskin”! But more likely, it’s the logo. I love the wolf...
Courchevel for the budget conscious skier
Courchevel? One of the hottest ski resorts in the Three Valleys area of France? The top Alpine resort that is a regular haunt of the rich and famous? Yes, that’s the place! And last...
5 Munros for the price of 6 in Glen Affric
Five Munros in one day would be more than enough for most people. That’s five Munros with a total ascent of 2,300m (the combined height of Snowdon and Ben Nevis!). It is also five...
Wild camping and Munro bagging in Knoydart
The road end, before the walk into Knoydart, and into an area that many claim to be the last true wilderness region of Scotland, is suitably abrupt. Indeed, the road at Kinloch Hourn, in...
