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27 things I learned while back country skiing in America

My latest skiing trip has taken me to the American states of Utah, Idaho and […]

How to Follow Your Favorite Racers

Football and tennis stars may bask in the limelight, but you know that the real action […]

Two Scottish brands win ISPO Gold Awards

Lonely Mountain Skis from Birnam, Perth & Kinross, and Teko socks from Edinburgh both won […]

Have you tried: Everesting on foot?

I have written about Everesting by bicycle. Now there is Everesting for walkers. Everesting on […]

Kit review: Osprey Shuttle 100

Osprey’s new Shuttle 100 is a sporty-looking suitcase on wheels. I put it to the […]

Scottish ski resorts make it into Euro top 100

A new list of Europe’s top 100 ski resorts sees three of Scotland’s ski centres […]

How to make the most of short skiing break

A recent two-day trip to St Anton am Arlberg near Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria, taught me […]

Arc’teryx Atom LT Hoody jacket

Arc’teryx make well-designed, technical, practical and thoughtful outdoors products. The Atom LT Hoody jacket is […]

Kit review: Helly Hansen ski jacket and pants

Ski wear needs to be functional and practical, as well as good looking, in my […]

Snowshoe adventure on Beinn Ime, Arrochar

I can’t recall the number of times I have hiked to the top of the […]

New Year resolutions for outdoors fans

Scotland has so many amazing things to offer outdoors fans. I have come up with […]

How to get: Ski fit

My latest Sunday Mail column looked at the tips and advice for getting ski fit. […]