by katemackay25 | May 29, 2015
It is now becoming more common to see children on snowboards, but how does it work when you have children who ski and snowboard in one family? Are there differences in how you cope and how you work as a family? As a snowboarder it would be great if my daughter shared...
by katemackay25 | May 10, 2015
We are now in May and most of the Alpine lifts will have closed (except for those at higher altitude), so it is time to wave goodbye to this last season. Reflecting on 2014/15 what memories do you take away with you? Maybe you stepped up your game and conquered some...
by katemackay25 | Apr 9, 2015
Do you prefer fries or pommes frites, a condo or a chalet? Is it worth travelling further afield to the USA or Canada, or do you prefer to stick closer to home? For those of us who live in the UK we know we have to travel for...
by katemackay25 | Mar 25, 2015
This is a controversial topic which generally provokes strong feelings depending upon the age of your kids, your level of passion for snowsports, your profession (maybe you are a teacher) and the views of your peer group. The question is; do you risk the wrath of...
by katemackay25 | Mar 15, 2015
You watched the Sochi Olympics last year and saw Jenny Jones’s bronze medal slopestyle run. You have seen the cover photos on magazines such as The Reason, Whitelines and Cooler Magazine. Freestyle is for Olympians and men with proverbial ‘balls of steel’ who huck...
by katemackay25 | Mar 5, 2015
Buongiorno! As a family we always look forward to our annual winter holiday but our time away was almost over before it began when our daughter, Freya, ripped half her big toenail off. We were heading to the Italian Alps courtesy of family ski specialist Esprit. Freya...
