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<description>As of the 1st July 2008, it will become law in France that motorised vehicles must carry a warning t...</description>
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<description>This winter the ski industry has been cursing the British media for painting such a bleak, one dimen...</description>
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<description>Verbier local and British freeskier Warren Smith has been set a new challenge – this time on wheels...</description>
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<description>A new study in to ski injuries by Professor Peter Cummings of the University of Washington has concl...</description>
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<description>Whilst the summer months are still quite a long way off, in Alpe d’Huez you can turn your thoughts t...</description>
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<description>The Refuge de l’Aigle in La Grave has become the subject of a battle between the Club d’Alpin Franca...</description>
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<description>Was it Batman that used to say “Holy Moly”?  Well even if it wasn’t that’s the only way to describe...</description>
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<description>After much research, an Albertville-based company has discovered a way of recycling used ski gear....</description>
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<description>Arkema and Scarpa’s research and development teams have been working closely together to design and...</description>
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<description>Realli-Ski, a small team of engineers in rural Kent who manufacture an innovative ski and snowboard...</description>
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<description>Snow kiting is a sport that is growing in popularity across the Alps, but as with all winter sports,...</description>
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<description>Life in the mountains isn’t always just about skiing and a good dose of apres-skiing; for those whos...</description>
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<description>2006 Winter Olympic gold medallist Antoine Deneriaz, who lives in Morillon in the Grand Massif ski a...</description>
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<description>The French Mountaineering Federation (FFCAM) has put out an appeal to any interested parties, to col...</description>
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<description>Last weekend was the fantastic Mondial du Snowboard event in Deux Alpes – the big kick off event of...</description>
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<description>Starting tomorrow, the 18th Mondial du Snowboard freestyle competition kicks off in Les 2 Alpes.  Fo...</description>
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<description>Over 300,000 British skiers are putting themselves at risk of being killed or injured by an avalanch...</description>
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<description>It’s that time of year when we can begin to get properly excited about the winter.  Temperatures are...</description>
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<description>At  Skinets.com we’re currently on the look out for a few choice individuals to join our dedicated t...</description>
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