Thursday 17 May 2012
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About a year ago at The Snow Centre, Hemel Hempstead, I laid my eyes on Salomon’s latest innovation, the BBRs, for the first time. I gave the skis a spin around the indoor slope and enjoyed the ease with which they turned and their stability but it wasn’t until last week that I got...
Baselayers may be something of an afterthought for many of us when heading out to the mountains. Once the key items of jacket, pants, goggles, helmet, gloves and socks are sorted it’s a last minute panic of – what will I wear if it’s cold – which it certainly has been in Europe for...
The head cam market is booming in the ski industry as both pros and Joe Average want to record their latest trick, kid’s first time on snow or even their mate’s funniest wipe out. On a recent trip to the mountains I tried out Drift’s new offering, the Drift HD Action Camera – a...
I love anything that makes my mountain experience more streamlined, I hate all the phaffing about getting phones and cameras and ipods in and out of pockets. So when I was offered the chance to test out a new product from Recon instruments, the MOD Live system which helps you pretty much exactly that...
This year’s annual Slide show wound up yesterday and saw over 100 wintersports brands showcasing their latest kit, clothing and gadgets. We took a look around to see all the goodies we can look forward to for next season and thought we’d share a few of our favourites. Nordica’s new luggage range means you...
As we’re getting in the festive spirit and counting down the days, well hours, until the big day we thought we’d fill you in on a few of our top stocking fillers for all the family. If you’ve left your Christmas shopping until the last possible moment read this now… For him Tank iPhone...
It’s always a great feeling when you discover a piece of technology that’s high tech while being completely technophobe-friendly and unquestionably useful. That’s exactly what happened today when I encountered the new Jabra Sport headphones. This nifty little pair are designed to allow you to both listen to music and take phone calls while...
The Legs of Steel (LOS) crew, which includes British freeskiing legend Paddy Graham, has been tickling our tastebuds for the past three months with its series of webisodes. Each of these has given us a taster of the crew’s upcoming flick Nothing Else Matters that will be available to view online for free in...
A few years ago many skiers and boarders may have considered it best that Scotland remained the “Home of the Brave” – you’d have to be brave to take to those mountains. Now the tables have turned. Last year saw early season snowfalls in October and November and while expectant holidaymakers and their suitcases...
Here at Metrosnow we see some pretty cool stuff – new kit, places to stay, movie trailers – the list goes on. Being the nice folk we are, we thought we’d share some of our favourites with you. Installment number one comes from an incongruously cold Hemel Hempstead where I was immersed in fridge-like...
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