Feb
28
2019

Eco-Friendly, High Performance Ski Wax Launches With ‘5 Second Spray&Go’ Feature

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It promises to work better than existing ski wax and keep harmful chemicals off the slopes. And it’s ready to go in just 5 seconds. It’s called NanoWaXXX and it’s available to buy from today at NanoWaXXX.com. The new wax technology, worldwide patent pending, has been developed by a team…

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Feb
26
2019

Snow-Camp Charity Combines Snowsports With A New Mental Health Programme To Support Youth

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Snow-Camp, a charity that helps inner-city youth to gain qualifications and find positive careers in the snowsports industry, will launch a new Mental Health Programme called Uplift. Snow-Camp has launched a new Mental Health Programme after their monitoring and evaluation data revealed that 83% of young people feel they need…

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Feb
26
2019

Inghams Receives Feefo Gold Trusted Service Award 2019

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Specialist tour operator Inghams is now the proud winner of a Feefo Gold Trusted Service award, an independent seal of excellence that recognises businesses for delivering exceptional experiences, as rated by real customers. Created by Feefo, Trusted Service is awarded to those businesses that use Feefo to collect genuine reviews…

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Feb
25
2019

Over 90% of GAP qualified ski instructors have taught skiing since their course

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Despite the hedonistic and privileged image GAP years often attract, a recent report from instructor training company, Ski le Gap, found the vast majority of skiers on instructor courses used their qualifications to further their career, with over 40% of them using their own savings to fund it. It also…

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Feb
21
2019

World’s Biggest Ski Resort Operator Increases Profits from Lift Ticket Sales

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Despite British broadsheet reports at the start of the month of closed slopes in France over Christmas and New Year, the world’s largest ski resort operator, the French Compagnie des Alpes group, have announced early season skier numbers were up, and that sales from tickets were up even more. “Sales…

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Feb
20
2019

Porcher Sport elevate safety with new ultra-light avalanche airbag fabric

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Porcher Sport, the Sports and Leisure division of Porcher Industries, is elevating levels of safety for skiers and snow boarders with a new ultra-lightweight avalanche airbag fabric that will be launched at ISPO 2019. Considered the lightest fabric on the market with a super low weight of just 132g/m2, Porcher…

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Feb
20
2019

Folksam report: “Few ski helmets protect well against concussion”

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Folksam Insurance Group has just released the following news containing the results of a consumer test of 14 common ski helmets in Sweden. The test shows that only three of these helmets protect well against concussions. They were awarded Folksam’s ‘Best in Test’ or ‘Good Choice’ label. Folksam has tested…

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Feb
16
2019

Team GB announces partnership with the University of Hull

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Team GB today announced a six-year partnership with the University of Hull, which will incorporate both the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympic Games and the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. At the heart of the partnership will be the ability to benefit from shared information, joint research and enterprise…

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Feb
15
2019

Key jobs saved by successful sale of Factory Media’s IP assets by Metis Partners to global e-commerce retailer Internet Fusion

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IP sale will keep strategic industry titles such as Whitelines, OutdoorsMagic, MPORA and Dirt Mountain Bike relevant, fresh and informative in future The IP assets of Factory Media have been sold by Metis Partners, the award-winning IP valuation firm, for a substantial six-figure sum. This sale not only recovered significant…

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Feb
15
2019

PLANKS Clothing Wins Slide Award For AW19 Unisex Collection The People’s Series

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Last month Planks Clothing was exhibiting its Autumn Winter 19 collection at The Slide Tradeshow in Telford, a UK based tradeshow organised by the Snowsport Industries of Great Britain (SIGB). All exhibiting brands were eligible to enter their top products into the slide awards which celebrate the very best new…

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