WELCOME OUR SPONSORS SKI INDEPENDENCE The team at Ski Independence have been sending customers to Alberta’s ski resorts for almost 30 years. With oodles of personal experience, they know all about the best places to stay, the best travel options… and everything in between: from Banff’s best après-ski locations, to breathtaking scenery at Lake Louise, or how to get the best out of a multi-centre itinerary – they highly recommended road-tripping up the spectacular Icefields Parkway between Lake Louise and Jasper for an experience like no other.  Visit ski-i.com/alberta to find out more about booking Canada’s Alberta with tailor-made specialists Ski Independence. Lift tickets in Jasper’s Marmot Basin are half price until the end of November. NEWS A new rail strategy has launched intending to increase train services from the UK to the French Alps.  Alpine World Cup season start update. Black Friday deals Wham – 40 years since Last Christmas video Club Med indoor dome in China Bad news from Swindon WORLD SNOW CONDITIONS GEAR Ecoski and plus sizes ski gear - visit EcoSki.co.uk Heated Gloves and Socks: The Ultimate Solution for Cold Feet and Hands Heat Performance ® POWER Ski Sock – RRP starting at £99.95 HeatPerformance® CLASSIC heated ski gloves – RRP £149.95 Heated underwear set HeatPerformance® MOTIVE – RRP £209.96 heatperformance.co.uk  Reusch Gloves An Icon re-visited! After being a skiers favourite for many years the Down Spirit model has been updated for even more comfort. Featuring a premium natural down insulation, high quality Gore-Tex waterproof and windproof insert, technical soft shell base with resistant goatskin leather, they keep the hands comfortably warm and dry in even the harshest weather conditions. Recommended Retail Price: £150 Places to buy: Snow + Rock & Ellis Brigham Courmayeur Spotlight Lachaumiere bistro on the mountain its rare i rave about a foodie place this is exceptional with exceptional views The Skyway cable car Restaurant Chiecco very close to that central hub area of Plan Checrouit.  100 km’s of slopes give or take a few Resort height is 1200 The main skiing area goes up to 2,755m - but obviously Skyway is much higher.  There’s 18 lifts, 59% of the area is red runs, 27% blue and 14% black Bucket list - La Grave in France In between Les 2 Al In the meantime Happy Skiing :). Please do leave a review it's the only way other like minded skiers get to find us! And don't forget to check us out on the following channels inthesnow.com youtube.com/inthesnowmag facebook.com/inthesnow instagram.com/inthesnow and contact us with your suggestions for further episodes at [email protected]