Remembering the first Winter Olympic Games in Chamonix

skichaletblogger October 6, 2017
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You may know that in February 2018 Pyeongchang in South Korea will be hosting the XIIIth Winter Olympics, but did you know that the Chamonix hosted the first Winter Olympic Games in 1924. The inaugural games started on the 25th …

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Team GB announce Park & Pipe Squad for winter 2017/18

skichaletblogger August 30, 2017
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This Winter Olympic season has started well for the GB Park and Pipe team with James ‘Woodsy’ Woods winning the first Ski Slopestyle World Cup at the Winter Games NZ in Cardrona, New Zealand. After qualifying in second place, Woodsy …

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Tignes host long jump world record attempt

skichaletblogger June 26, 2017
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On 16 August 2017, Tignes will become the venue of a new event – not a ski event, but athletics! The resort plans to set up athletics jumping pits at the foot of la Grande Motte glacier at 3032m in an audacious attempt …

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Slopestyle World Championship medals for Woodsy and Atkin

skichaletblogger March 20, 2017
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There were more great results for Team GB at the Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships in Sierra Nevada last week. James ‘Woodsy’ Woods – on a roll after his medal’s the US and European X Games – and Isabel …

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Four podiums for the British Ski and Snowboard Team

skichaletblogger February 1, 2017
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Last week was a superb week for British snowsports athletes. X Games Success On the GB Park and Pipe team, there were three podiums at the X Games and at the Slopestyle World Cup. A ‘veteran’ athlete at the ripe …

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Great start to the season Team GB snowboarder Katie Ormerod

skichaletblogger December 19, 2016
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Katie Ormerod continued her great start to the season with 5th at the Snowboard Big Air World Cup event in Copper Mountain, Colorado, USA. This was an even more impressive result for Ormerod as although she had qualified in second …

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