As we come to the end of summer the million dollar question on everyones minds is, is it going to be a snowy winter this winter? But how can we tell? How do we know? You can listen to the weather forecasters but they don't have very accurate ideas till nearer the time. They are [...]
Enjoy this fantastic day with Alexandra your local bike instructor / guide. This day out can be done on an E-bike (or peddle if your feeling energetic!) with the most beautiful views over the Oisans valley. We start in the world famous village of Bourg D'Oisans, meeting at Bleach (our preferred bike shop). If you [...]
Lots of people are asking me how I think Skiing this winter and COVID will be. And perhaps most importantly what restrictions and rules I think will be in place. With this in mind I thought I would write this blog so that the information is available to everyone! I am based in Les Deux [...]
Fitness for skiing - fitting it into our everyday life. We often don’t have time for keeping fit in our busy lifes. However we have all had that moment on the first day when our legs are burning that we think to ourselves “I wish I’d made some time for exercise before our skiing holiday”! [...]
Introduction This is a lovely blog from Emily Rogers. The Rogers family are friends of TipTop Ski Coaching and Emily has done this project/blog during her lock down home schooling time. Please share far and wide to help Emily get some extra recognition for her great work! Learning how to ski - my Journey [...]
This is a short blog on how to survive lock down. Here in France we have been on lock down for 13 days now. The government have been introducing tighter rules each day. Now we couldn't even run with the dog in the woods behind my house. We are entitled to 1 outing of a [...]
Two girls, November and plenty of snow, First ski of the winter .... Anne and I set off for the Col de Lautaret first thing on Wednesday 13th November 2019. The snow has come and its time to put our skis back on! - The first ski of winter 2019/20. We planned a leisurely start [...]
Why Would a Ski Instructor take her Bike instructor Qualifications? I love biking as well as skiing? ... well, although this is true there are also other things to consider as well. Alex taking a man made drop off in Les Deux Alpes Because climate change and global warming are becoming more and [...]
The Booking Experience After a good few times trying to visit Bike Park Wales whilst I was in the UK I finally secured my slot for 11th September 2019. At £36 for the days uplift I was hoping for great things and wasn’t disappointed. Booking was very easy and online. I just chose my day [...]
Sun with snow coming The sun is shinning but snow is on its way. Les Deux Alpes has had a very warm sunny few weeks. The weather changed today and we are seeing some snow this evening with the hope of more snow next week. This Snow Report is brought to you from Les Deux [...]
