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Buying Guides

Ski Servicing Guide
Ski Servicing Guide
Ski Servicing Guide

Across the United Kingdom our stores give you access to the best boot and equipment service centres to help keep your investment in top condition. By investing in the latest technology and training courses our stores can provide you with custom solutions to your needs.

Ski and Snowboard Clothing Style and Fit Explained
Ski and Snowboard Clothing Style and Fit Explained
Ski and Snowboard Clothing Style and Fit Explained

Find your perfect ski and snowboard outfit with this style and fit guide.

How to Buy Backcountry Climbing Skins
How to Buy Backcountry Climbing Skins
How to Buy Backcountry Climbing Skins

Everything you need to know to choose the right skins, and keep them in top condition

Christmas Gifts For Climbers
Christmas Gifts For Climbers
Christmas Gifts For Climbers

Know someone who loves to scale heights? Then we’ve got the perfect gift. Whether you’re after a stocking filler or something for under the Christmas tree, we’ll help you seek the peak of equipment for the epic climber in your life.

FALKE: The Science of Socks
FALKE: The Science of Socks
FALKE: The Science of Socks

High quality socks are an essential item for every skier. Check out our guide to all things socks with help from FALKE.

5 New Season Essentials For Autum Commuting
5 New Season Essentials For Autum Commuting
5 New Season Essentials For Autum Commuting

Prepare for the sudden showers and cooler mornings and evenings of autumn with these 5 new-season commuter essentials, which combine mountain protection with urban style

How To Choose An Avalanche Probe?
How To Choose An Avalanche Probe?
How To Choose An Avalanche Probe?

In the event of an avalanche, a probe will help you not only pinpoint the exact location of the victim but measure the burial depth too, reducing potential life-saving rescue time. In conjunction with an avalanche transceiver and shovel, the probe is an essential piece of safety kit.

Outdoor Shoe Buying Guide
Outdoor Shoe Buying Guide
Outdoor Shoe Buying Guide

Choosing your outdoor footwear is a minefield of options - we get it, and we're here to help. Check out our step-by-step guide to choosing the best outdoor footwear for wherever the outdoors takes you.

Rab: Deeper Than Down
Rab: Deeper Than Down
Rab: Deeper Than Down

Over the years, Rab have brought us some of the world’s most technical and innovative outdoor clothing. Known for their advanced down products, the brand have forged a reputation by providing lightweight, efficient performance thanks to their progressive technical fabrics and unique fill ratio. Rab are deeper than down however, and their range of hard shells, softshells and mid layers are now causing ripples of their own.

Top 10 Skis for your Skiing Holidays 2023
Top 10 Skis for your Skiing Holidays 2023
Top 10 Skis for your Skiing Holidays 2023

Skiing and snowboarding are at the peak of snow sports, but only if you have the right gear. That’s why we’ve got one of the widest selections of everything skiing-related, from men’s and women’s intermediate piste skis to advanced all-mountain models. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro, we have specialised skiing equipment that have you covered, so you can carve in style safely.

Salomon: The History Of Innovation
Salomon: The History Of Innovation
Salomon: The History Of Innovation

For the last 70 years, Salomon has been at the forefront of innovation and technical excellence within the snow sports industry. The entire brand has lived and breathed the mountains since being started up in Annecy, France. Since then, they have developed equipment for skiers and snowboarders alike to enjoy. Over the last couple of weeks, the snow has been out in full force across the Alps and it’s no secret that winter has arrived. As Salomon says, it’s ‘Time to Play’!

Ski Buying Guide
Ski Buying Guide
Ski Buying Guide

Want your own skis but don’t know where to start? You’ve come to the right place. We’ve created this expert ski buying guide to help you own the mountains this season. 

Your Snowboard Buying Guide
Your Snowboard Buying Guide
Your Snowboard Buying Guide

If you’re looking to buy a snowboard you’ve come to the right place. With so many options to choose from narrowing down your selection can be tricky so we’ve created this easy to use snowboard buying guide.

The North Face Thermoball Technology
The North Face Thermoball Technology
The North Face Thermoball Technology

Thermoball, The North Face’s revolutionary insulation alternative, started with a problem. Goose down is widely recognised as the warmest and lightest insulation available, yet once wet its insulation properties are less than efficient. Whilst synthetic insulations, performs better in wet condition, is heavier and less compactable. 

 

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