Off Piste skiing Holidays

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Skiing and Ski Mountaineering

  Andes website  Skiing and Ski Mountaineering information on the Andes.
  Robertski   An interesting skiing site run by David Roberts.
  Skimountaineer   A website dedicated to ski-mountaineering, especially strong on skiing the volcanoes of the Pacific Ring of Fire.
  Skitour   French ski touring site.
  Skirando  Swiss ski-mountaineering site.
  Skiing in Scotland Info about Scottish ski resorts.
  Snoweye   An impressive array of ski web cams from around the world - check before you go whether there is any snow, though they don't all work!
  www.ski-injury.com   Find out how safe skiing is...
   

Maps and Guidebooks

  Andes website  Publisher of climbing guidebooks to the Andes, including ski-mountaineering information.
  Cordee   Another specialist mountain book retailer.
  Nevicata Publishers of climbing and ski guidebooks.
  Stanfords  One of the best map retailers, based in London.

Equipment Sales

  Needlesports A good web-based climbing gear shop based in the English Lake District, mostly climbing gear.
  Telemark-Pyrenees  A great online shop for Alpine Ski touring, telemark and all sorts of other climbing and mountaineering gear - based in France but can deliver.
  Braemar Mountain Sports   A telemark and ski-mountaineering shop in Scotland, plus mail order. No website though.
  BackCountry UK   Small website run by expert shop in Yorkshire. Formerly Base Camp Ilkley.
   

Ski Equipment Manufacturers

  Scarpa   Boots for ski mountaineering and telemarking.
  Fritschi  Makers of the Diamir binding.
   

Clubs

  Eagle Ski Club   British Ski Mountaineering Club.
  Alpine Club   British club, mainly for Alpine climbers, with excellent library and information.
   

Courses

  Glenmore Lodge   Scottish based national centre who run ski mountaineering and avalanche training courses in Scotland and the Alps.
   

Avalanche

  See ourAvalanche page for links related to Avalanches and Avalanche Safety.
   

 


Contributions

Been somewhere interesting with your skis or snowboard? - please send us info and photos for this website in return for credits and links to your own sites.

This site is maintained by John Biggar, a professional mountaineering instructor and trainee ski instructor who runs guided skiing and climbing trips to the mountains of South America. If you have contributions to make, corrections or comments on this website please contact him at

or by phone at  00 44 1556 503929 or you are welcome to write or visit us at

Andes, 37a St. Andrew Street, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, DG7 1EN, SCOTLAND

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