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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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At the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show, Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), Snowsports Industries America (SIA) and the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA), announced the formation of the Outdoor Business Climate Partnership, an alliance that will provide leadership on advocacy and inspire meaningful action on climate change across the outdoor business sector.…
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At the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show, Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), Snowsports Industries America (SIA) and the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA), announced the formation of the Outdoor Business Climate Partnership, an alliance that will provide leadership on advocacy and inspire meaningful action on climate change across the outdoor business sector.…
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