Features and Articles

The mountain provide a spectacular environment and to get the best from them one must kow the rules: here are some of the best tips you can get from Chamonix skiing and snowboarding specialists Seb Montaz and Neil McNab.

Article written by Neil McNab, Chamonix mountain guide and Snowboard specialist, founder of McNab Snowsports

Attitudes to riding the Backcountry are constantly changing. What was considered extreme or dangerous yesterday seems almost normal today. The mountain's haven't changed, so why have we?

An insight into following your instincts and making the right decisions for safe passage in the Backcountry!

Article written by Neil McNab, Chamonix mountain guide and Snowboard specialist, founder of McNab Snowsports

When we venture out away from the patrolled ski area into the Backcountry the rules of the game change considerably.

Backcountry booty! 2 weeks later this slope avalanched!

Backcountry safety is all about good judgement and correct decision making. Use the McNab Mantra to help you find your way.

There's still time to bag an early-booking Flight to Chamonix.

Already dreaming of your next ski holiday? Fancy letting a flight comparison site do the leg work for you? Then you should check out Cheap Flights website right now for flights to Chamonix, to see if there's an early-booking discount out there to suit you.

My clients coming for winter or summer alpin courses often hesitate on how to travel from the airports to Chamonix. " Should we hire car ? get a train or taxi ? Well, none of it... the easiest and most efficient way is certainly a shuttle bus, either private or shared. Indeed, once you are in Chamonix, you could always use the free regular buses driving you to the slopes or the cosy car of your favorite mounatin guide.

Article published in the independent guide to skiing and ski holidays Welove2ski.

Winter is approaching fast, and so it's time again to start thinking about that dream equipment setup for the new season. But with so many different models and manufacturers to choose from, where do you begin? Max Hardy lays down some advice on the main things to consider.

Article written by Neil McNab, Chamonix mountain guide and Snowboard specialist, founder of McNab Snowsports

Gaby and myself successfully achieved climbing the Trilogy last september: climbing Mont Blanc, Matterhorn and Eiger in 8 days... here is the story.

Interview of Seb Montaz, Chamonix mountain guide and ski instructor by Sean Newsom, founding editor of Welove2ski, an independent guide to skiing and ski holidays.

This April, Seb had a change of scene - flying out to the far east of Russia to snowboard on the enormous volcanoes of Kamchatka - and to shoot the awesome footage, below. We caught up with him on his return to ask him how he got on.