The Patrouille des Aiguilles Rouge

I recently took part in the second edition of the Patrouille des Aiguilles Rouge, a ski mountaineering race starting in Arolla and finishing in Evolène in the Valais region of the Swiss alps, known as the Val d’Hérens, between Zermatt and Chamonix. I visited the area two years ago when the race came into existence…

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Murren: A playground for the modern James Bond

  Whilst the world waits with bated breath to find out who the next James Bond will be, I believe I stumbled upon the ideal candidate on a recent trip to Murren: Racing Pedigree. Skier and Snowboarder Magazine The Swiss ski resort  is about to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Schilthorn…

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The Patrouille Des Aiguilles Rouges.

katy dartford France-based journalist

I recently spent a weekend in Evolene / Arolla in the Valais region of the Swiss alps, known as the Val d’Hérens. It’s a key location for ski touring, set between Zermatt and Chamonix and this year  is hosting the first edition of the ski mountaineering race, the Patrouille des Aiguille rouge. The race organisers invited me…

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March madness…

March has been an incredibly busy month with me whizzing from resorts in Austria to Switzerland to Austria again and back to France and Chamonix. My first port of call was Saalbach, where I had the former GB ski racer and Ski Sunday presenter, Graham Bell as my guide to the resort, and who also…

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