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How to Store Your Skis

Leaving your skis out all year round may see them get dirty or damaged so ensuring that they are stored away correctly during the summer months is the best way of retaining their quality.

Everything you might need to know about tent kit

“Undo the guyline and pop it on to the peg other there,” I shout to my 10-year-old daughter as she insists on helping me to put up the family tent ...

How to buy the right tent for you

Tunnel, pop up, festival, family, lightweight, lighter weight, cabin, dome, bivi and two-man through to nine-man. The range of tents grows ever gre...

Top tips for winter hill walking

The photo with this blog post was taken late last month in the Lake District. In the valley, the weather felt quite mild; a few hundred feet higher...

Winter camping is on trend

It might have been wet, sometimes windy and occasionally snowy but this festive season has seen a rise in the numbers of campers in the UK. Leading...

Splitboarding is the next big hit

Splitboarding is fast-growing winter sport and gives snowboarders the ability to “ski” uphill and then snowboard downhill. Until now, back country...

What to look for in a ski helmet

Throw the debate about wearing a skiing helmet on to an on-line forum and you’ll see a host of postings, for and against. It’s mostly a personal ch...

Rock on: The evolution of ski design

First there were wooden skis. If you've  seen these snowsport artifacts (there's a pair decorating a wall at the Kinghouse Hotel, near Glencoe, Sco...

Learn to ski jump. It's not as mad as you might think

Ski jumping for beginners. Ski JUMPING? For BEGINNERS? Surely we have gone mad here at SimplyPiste. But no! Ski jumping really isn’t that difficult...

Safety Tips While Camping

One of your primary concerns when camping in any location is that of safety. When accompanied by small children or friends and family you need to e...

How to choose the right skis for you

To rent or buy your skis? If you hire skis on your one ski holiday of the year – or every other year – you can be pretty sure that the skis will ...

Get ready for a family ski holiday

The ski holiday is booked – and the countdown to a week or two away on the white stuff is on. So now you just need to make sure your family is kitt...
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