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Wee Tip for Your Back

Once again it is snowing in Les Gets and within school holidays, sun is due tomorrow.  I am reliably informed that there is over 2m of snow on the piste now, so should be enough thankyou until the end of the season.
However, with all this snow and the “flat light”, i.e. where you can’t see [...]

Wee Tip Encore

For all those getting excited about coming to Les Gets, Morzine and St Jean d’Aulpes for their February holidays, this is for you.  We hava just had another 50cm of new snow, more forecast this week. 
Remember, firstly, you need to keep your ski boots tight, not so tight they cut the circulation though, I usually [...]

A Wee Tip

Recently, I have seen a few injuries, varying from shoulder injuries to back strains.  One thing, if you injur yourself, seek help from a physio or qualified person earlier, rather than later, as often things can be calmed down or fixed more easily, the earlier we see them.
On a ski holiday lasting one week, I [...]

Cruciate Injuries 2

Just another thing to think about if you are told you have a complete rupture to your cruciate, you may well have, but the current research says that without an MRI test it is never 100% sure that you have a complete tear or partial.  There was some research a few years ago which, in [...]

Cruciate Injuries 1

Working within ski resorts you see alot of cruciate injuries, perhaps less than before with the modern bindings as the foot can release forwards, sideways and backwards, with various combinations of falls. 
However, since I started skiing the skis have changed also to much wider, shorter and curvy, i.e parabolic.  I have seen a change on [...]

Wee Ski Tips

Tips for avoiding some aches and pains on ski holidays.

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