When visiting a ski resort for the first time, or indeed returning for the umpteenth, skiers and snowboarders will generally spend the first couple of days of their holiday familiarising themselves ...

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Cross-country skiing—sometimes called Nordic skiing, langlauf, or ski de fond—is a unique way to experience the beauty of snow-covered landscapes while engaging in a full-body workout. Unlike alpine ...

Strengths We loved how smooth the transition from one edge to the next felt, when gliding through bumps. A joy to ride. Weaknesses You don’t get much response from the ski at the end of the turn, and ...

Henry’s Avalanche Talk (HAT) provides training and essential information for skiers who want to go off piste, but are held back by fear of the unknown. HAT is known for helping ordinary skiers have an ...

Strengths Thanks to the stiffer construction, they will really help you drive the turn accurately and power out of the turns. We loved them! Weaknesses The E Lite are relatively stiff throughout which ...

Weaknesses It would be nice to have a little less rocker in the nose; it does have an early rise tip which takes a bit of getting used to, and while it’s great on softer powder, it performs less well ...

Strengths At 100mm underfoot it makes for a very useful ski for many conditions and would work well as a touring ski. Weaknesses It becomes a little less stable at much higher speeds, which is more ...