From lift passes and gondola times to slope information and snow conditions, here’s our ultimate ski guide to the Jungfrau resort of Grindelwald-Wengen – plus 7 reasons why to choose Grindelwald-Wengen for your next skiing holiday.

In a follow up to the article The MyOutdoors Guide to Chamonix between the seasons from Dave and James, one of our Mountaineering Team, Alan 'Tosh' McIntosh and his wife Sam, headed for the Alps earlier this year. Alan describes how they developed their Alpinism skills from Ice Climbing to Snowshoeing to an Introduction to Skiing with details of the areas they visited and some costs associated with their experiences.

A single-layer solution providing comprehensive backcountry protection with exceptional breathability, the Airah combines waterproof GORE-TEX® performance with air-permeable Polartec® Alpha® insulation.

The 2^nd edition returns to St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria and promises to GO ALL IN with four action-packed days of fresh tracks, top-notch clinics, awesome community, epic movies, party-feeling, and much more.

Berghaus has launched a new collection of waterproof and insulated ski clothing, combining the latest in outdoor materials innovation with contemporary design and features.  The Frendo range of jackets and pants has been extensively tested by athletes Ross Hewitt and Michelle Blaydon and is available now.  
The men’s and women’s Frendo Insulated jackets sit at the top of the range.  Protection from the elements is provided by the 2L GORE-TEX® fabric with a tough ripstop face.  Insulation comes in the form of Berghaus’ cutting edge Hydroloft™ Elite Pro, which, thanks to great breathability, provides extended warmth even when the wearer is working hard.  The synthetic Hydroloft™ has been body-mapped to deliver insulation where it is needed most, with different configurations in the men’s and women’s jackets.  

Bollé has a long history of involvement with the highest levels of cycling. The first sports sunglasses ever created by the brand were a cycling model introduced in 1958 for famous cyclists such as Louison Bobet to wear during the Tour de France.

One thing about outdoorsy types is that we all love socks, this may baffle the rest of the world but to us a good pair of socks is essential to a good day out, a bad pair of socks can ruin your day, your feet and possibly the next few days if the damage is bad enough so when I was asked to try out a pair of Darn Tough ski socks I was all up for it.

Recently, and for the third time, I headed off to The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland to photograph events in the SDG Tent.

Eider's Solden 3 jacket combines a classic look with the latest technology to provide a highly adjustable, breathable and waterproof, ski jacket with enough pocket space to seriously not consider taking a daypack on the slopes.

Organisers of the Fort William Mountain Festival are delighted to announce that Kirsty Muir, 17-year-old Scottish elite freestyle skier (Big Air, Slopestyle and Halfpipe) from Aberdeen, who is currently in Beijing competing in the Winter Olympic Games, is the eighth recipient of The Scottish Youth Award for Excellence in Mountain Culture, sponsored by West Highland College UHI.