Snowboarding adventures in the UK and across Europe . Enjoying the mountains of France, Italy and Austria. I love exploring new resorts as well as visiting old favourites. Importantly sharing my love of all things snow with family and friends.
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Family Skiing in Val Cenis
After all the ups and downs of the last two years of the global pandemic, we all had high expectations of skiing in Val Cenis and it did not disappoint! Getting there We travelled with Jet2 from Bristol Airport to Chambery. It was our first time flying with Jet2 and I was very impressed. The… Read More »Family Skiing in Val Cenis
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Top Tips: Skiing Holidays with Young Kids
From my first winter holiday aged 24, I fell in love with snowboarding and the mountains. When children came along, I was naturally keen to share my passion with them from the earliest opportunity!
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Top 5 Highlights: Family Skiing in the Val di Fassa
It has been 5 years since our last visit to the beautiful Val di Fassa and things have changed a bit both in the valley and as a family (we are four now rather then three!). Here are my top 5 highlights from a fantastic week of family skiing in the Val di Fassa. Vajolet… Read More »Top 5 Highlights: Family Skiing in the Val di Fassa
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Snowboarding in the SkiWelt
The girls trip is now an official annual fixture! In 2018 we headed to Western Italy and explored some of the local ski fields of the Piedmont region. In 2019 we spent a long weekend in St-Jean de Sixt, France. For 2020 we had the opportunity to try Austria and it’s largest connected ski area,… Read More »Snowboarding in the SkiWelt
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Review: Wear Colour Women’s Ida Snow Jacket
The time had come – my well-worn Bonfire snowboarding jacket was starting to show its age (it had lasted the best part of eight winters) and so I needed to find myself a new one! I hate buying new clothes, especially expensive new clothes, so after much searching online, I was set on the Wear… Read More »Review: Wear Colour Women’s Ida Snow Jacket
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Snowboarding in La Clusaz & Le Grand Bornand
After last years girlie ski weekend we were all keen to make it an annual fixture on the calendar. This year we decided to head to St-Jean de Sixt and the ski areas of La Clusaz and Le Grand Bornand. So after almost a year in the planning, a last-minute accommodation cancellation and 10cm of… Read More »Snowboarding in La Clusaz & Le Grand Bornand
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Junior Snowboarding Lessons at Tamworth Snowdome
After the debacle that was skiing lessons in Châtel. I had promised my little boy he could try snowboarding, to be like Mummy and Daddy! So, as we were up in the Peak District for a wedding I booked him onto a junior snowboarding intro lesson at Tamworth Snowdome as a treat on the way… Read More »Junior Snowboarding Lessons at Tamworth Snowdome
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Family Ski Trip to Châtel
This years annual family ski trip was to Châtel. Part of the massive Portes Du Soleil ski area, which we have visited before, staying in Les Gets. But this was our first visit to Châtel. Just a stones throw from the Swiss border. After the heaviest snow falls in Bath that I can ever remember… Read More »Family Ski Trip to Châtel
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Snowboarding with the Girls: San Domenico and Domo Bianca
It was going to be a bit of a random trip – a group of mates, some old, some new, a chalet in the middle of nowhere, owned by a friend of a friend and the chance to ski some local ski areas in Piedmont, North West Italy. We planned to go snowboarding in San… Read More »Snowboarding with the Girls: San Domenico and Domo Bianca
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The Big Bang Snowboard Show at Tamworth
The annual Big Bang Show by TSA was held over the weekend of the 14 & 15th of October at the Tamworth SnowDome. It is a fab opportunity to demo the new seasons boards as well as doing some coaching sessions for FREE! We decided to make the trek up from South West for the… Read More »The Big Bang Snowboard Show at Tamworth
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Late Season Skiing in Civetta, Italy
I thought I would have to forego my yearly visit to the mountains due to the arrival of our second child in February. But we managed to sneak in a last minute trip at the very end of the season. Choosing the beautiful village of Civetta in the Italian Dolomites. Hastily arranged flights from Bristol… Read More »Late Season Skiing in Civetta, Italy
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Snowboarding in Les Gets with the Family
Choosing a destination for a winter holiday is becoming more tricky with an increasing number of factors to take into consideration. This year we picked Les Gets for our family snowboard trip and we were not left disappointed. This years group was all about family, me, my husband, our two year old. My sister and… Read More »Snowboarding in Les Gets with the Family
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Feeling Lucky! Snowboarding with Aimee Fuller
I don’t win competitions – I think the last time I did it was an Easter Egg colouring competition when I was about 7!! So I was more then surprised when I got a call last week saying I’d won a day on the slopes with Aimee Fuller (GB slopestyle snowboarder!) from entering a ‘Renegades… Read More »Feeling Lucky! Snowboarding with Aimee Fuller
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Snowboarding with a baby…Part II
After the success of last years snow holiday with a baby (you can read all about here), when my son was just 8 weeks old. We decided to take a gamble and take him with us again this year! So this is snowboarding with a baby – part 2! In some ways this years trip… Read More »Snowboarding with a baby…Part II
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A Taste of Off-Piste Snowboarding in the Dolomites
We decided to do something different on the final day of this years snowboard trip and head off-piste! This would be my first experience of proper off-piste snowboarding in the spectacular Dolomites. We hired a guide called Giulio who runs the The Snowboard Academy based in Campitello di Fassa. First we had to learn how… Read More »A Taste of Off-Piste Snowboarding in the Dolomites
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Snowboarding with a baby!
After finding out that I was expecting, my thoughts quickly turned to how I was going to fit the baby in with my love of snowboarding! My little boy was boy was born in December 2013, and eight weeks later we hit the slopes…how hard can snowboarding with a baby be?! I have to admit… Read More »Snowboarding with a baby!
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Snowboarding in Alta Badia
After many years of going to the Val di Fassa we decided to try out a different valley (brave of us!). So we picked the Alta Badia region and stayed in a village called La Villa. La Villa is a small village but is well connected to the Dolomiti Superski network. There is a really… Read More »Snowboarding in Alta Badia
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Snowboarding in Les Gets
One snowboarding trip a year just isn’t enough and when you have mates doing a season somewhere…well it’s rude not to! We took the opportunity to go a short break to Les Gets. Jumping on an early flight from Stansted meant we had arrived in resort by mid-day so we were on the piste by… Read More »Snowboarding in Les Gets
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Review: Burton Deja Vu Flying V
Buying a new board is always a moment of trepidation, can it possible live up to expectations and can it possible replace your old, well loved, dog-eared board? I took the plunge and purchased a Burton Deja Vu Flying V. This is the Burton marketing spiel on the Burton Deja Vu Flying V; Run after… Read More »Review: Burton Deja Vu Flying V
FAMILY AND OUTDOOR ADVENTURE
Blog Topics
// Family Adventure
Exploring the UK and Europe with my little team, from biking, hiking and camping.
// Snowboarding
Is there anything better than being in the mountains? Love sharing my love of all things snow with friends and family.
// Mountain Biking
Mountain biking is my escape. From local bridleways to trail centres, life is better when riding!