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8th August 20198th August 2019

Snowboxx is coming to town!

During the winter in Morzine Avoriaz there's all kinds of shizzle going on throughout the season - but the 21st March week is one of our favourites. In nearby Avoriaz, Snowboxx festival brings the whole place to life - Previously we've seen Craig David, Rudimental, Chase 'n Status, Grandmaster Flash... the line up for 2020 …

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1st August 20191st August 2019

Are you Spartan?

Every year I think... maybe next year. The Spartan obstacle course races are EPIC and happen all over the world. Click on the banner to buy a ticket to any of the races ------> The Obstacle Course Races (OCR) are getting more and more popular and Spartan is surely one of the best. The Ultra …

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14th July 201914th July 2019

New ski lifts in Avoriaz for Dec 2019

Last year (2018/19 winter) the all area Portes du Soleil lift pass was 268euros. It is a lot of money, but we do see almost every year new lifts and investment in our 'back yard.' Over in Les Gets there is currently a dirty great big hole in the hill to the right of the …

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13th July 201913th July 2019

That sinking feeling

I'm not a strong swimmer. I mean, I'm ok - but I don't think I could rescue you and I'm always a little unsettled when I can't touch the bottom. I think it hinders me; my paddling whilst surfing is the least efficient thing ever and it makes me not overly keen to 'go out …

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3rd July 20193rd July 2019

Top 4 tips for a great GoPro movie

So many people come on our trips come armed with all kinds of wearable 'action cameras' - most commonly the GoPro. Fantastic, fully encouraged we loving seeing your videos. But, some of them are pretty rubbish and / or never make it for public viewing! Now, I'm not a pro but I see basic errors …

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20th June 201920th June 2019

Shall I buy a wetsuit?

If you are going in the water regularly (particularly in the UK) you should definitely get your own wetsuit. The better the fit, the warmer you'll be and the better time you'll have in the sea / lake / river / puddle. Also, there are two types of people in this world: those who pee …

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15th June 201920th June 2019

Get to the Alps without flying!?

Well, more specifically our little town of Morzine. There are loads of options to get to the Three Valleys, but it is less obvious to get to our end of the Alps without using Stelios' orange fling machines... but it's definitely possible and in many ways easier, particularly if you are coming from the South …

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6th June 20196th June 2019

Learn to surf in the UK

We just got back from one of our weekends away to Cornwall - there was 28 of us! A bigger crew than normal, I think due to the fact it was May bank holiday and the campsite we stay at hosted the Chill at the Mill festival. Frankly it was epic. Our normal surf weekends …

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29th May 201929th May 2019

Bag yourself a FREE ski trip!

When people take over one of our chalets there's always one free place given to the organiser AND that person also gets a free all area 6 day Portes du Soleil lift pass. Why not make that person you!? We have two chalets running in Morzine, France. One has 12 beds, the other has 13. …

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17th May 201917th May 2019

Summer in the mountains? Really!!??

Yep, really. In many ways the mountains are way better during the summer. Obvs, my passion and first love is the snow and all things sliding - but during the summer the mountains are B. E. A. UTIFUL!! And, they can get super warm. What's not love about wild swimming in a mountain lake, spotting …

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