Category Archives: Ski

On the trail of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Reminiscing on the author of Sherlock Holmes’ ski touring adventure from the Swiss resorts of [...]

Ticking off Couloirs in Alagna

Monte Rosa Dead ends are annoying at the best of times, but in the mountains [...]

Alaska: The last wilderness by Nicky Holford

Even in the dark, the outline of the Chugach mountain range rising from the sea, [...]

A Snow Bridge Too Far

Beyond the Abyss/Back from the Abyss It happened in a flash. One minute I was [...]

Skiing In The Thirties: All Downhill Since Then?

They had basic kit and few facilities, but Nicky Holford suspects early skiers had more [...]