Friday
Chelston Direct to sell Typhoon surf gear
Chelston Direct introduces a new range of Typhoon surf gear. Products include: wetsuits, boots, rash vest, masks, snorkel and fins.
Wednesday
Chelston Direct Launches Info Hub
Chelston Direct are pleased to announce the launch of their new outdoor clothing information service ‘Info Hub’.
The new section http://www.chelstondirect.com/info/ will allow customers to browse through the extensive additional information before buying a product.
Managing Director, Rob Simon added, “We wanted to enable our customers to make informed decisions about which products are best for them.”
Users of Info Hub can also leave comments to help inform other customers.
The new section http://www.chelstondirect.com/info/ will allow customers to browse through the extensive additional information before buying a product.
Managing Director, Rob Simon added, “We wanted to enable our customers to make informed decisions about which products are best for them.”
Users of Info Hub can also leave comments to help inform other customers.
Thursday
Chemmy Alcott takes 13th in Downhill
After delays and setbacks caused by conditions in Whistler, Chemmy Alcott was finally able to get her Olympic sojourn underway with the Women’s Downhill on Wednesday 17 February.
Racing second in a field of 45, Alcott held the gold position briefly following the crash of event opener Klara Krizova and finished in an impressive 13th overall, narrowly missing out on a top 10 finish.
In fact, Alcott was racing so hard that she crashed into the safety barriers in the finish area before jumping up unharmed. “I just did that to give everyone a close-up look of a proper alpine crash” joked the ski racer. “I just forgot to slow down at the finish”.
The British number one enjoyed taking to the course at Whistler Creekside remarking “it’s the perfect women’s downhill, the best I’ve ever skied”. The ski racer, who is known for her aggressive skiing added “it’s bumpy, it’s icy and it’s great fun. You look at this and you think to yourself ‘this is what we do this sport for’.
“I lost a bit of time at the top in the soft stuff, and that affected my run” commented Alcott, who finished in a time of 1:47.31. “I think I could have gone quicker but I made a few silly mistakes. But it’s the Chemmy way - I went for it totally and when you ski like that, it’s hard to avoid a couple of tiny slips. It’s always like that with me”.
The race was a great Olympic opener for Alcott, who achieved 11th position in the same event in Turin. “The race was an awesome experience. I’m doing a few events here, so that was an amazing way of getting rid of some cobwebs” said the alpine skier. http://www.skiclub.co.uk/
Racing second in a field of 45, Alcott held the gold position briefly following the crash of event opener Klara Krizova and finished in an impressive 13th overall, narrowly missing out on a top 10 finish.
In fact, Alcott was racing so hard that she crashed into the safety barriers in the finish area before jumping up unharmed. “I just did that to give everyone a close-up look of a proper alpine crash” joked the ski racer. “I just forgot to slow down at the finish”.
The British number one enjoyed taking to the course at Whistler Creekside remarking “it’s the perfect women’s downhill, the best I’ve ever skied”. The ski racer, who is known for her aggressive skiing added “it’s bumpy, it’s icy and it’s great fun. You look at this and you think to yourself ‘this is what we do this sport for’.
“I lost a bit of time at the top in the soft stuff, and that affected my run” commented Alcott, who finished in a time of 1:47.31. “I think I could have gone quicker but I made a few silly mistakes. But it’s the Chemmy way - I went for it totally and when you ski like that, it’s hard to avoid a couple of tiny slips. It’s always like that with me”.
The race was a great Olympic opener for Alcott, who achieved 11th position in the same event in Turin. “The race was an awesome experience. I’m doing a few events here, so that was an amazing way of getting rid of some cobwebs” said the alpine skier. http://www.skiclub.co.uk/
Saturday
Olympic training scaled back to protect snow
VANCOUVER—They're expanding the search for snow to cover bare patches on Cypress Mountain, where freestyle skiing and snowboard events are slated to take place at next week's Winter Olympics.
Officials Saturday also said they've had to cancel two of the five days of training for halfpipe snowboard athletes because of the lack of snow on Cypress.
This past month was the warmest January on record in Vancouver, and the snow at Cypress has been hard to come by. They've moved truckfuls of the stuff from higher parts of the mountain and also have brought it in by helicopter from nearby hills.
Saturday they announced they'll start hauling the white stuff in by helicopter from Yak Peak in the Coquihalla Pass/Coquihalla Highway region, which links the Okanagan area and the interior of B.C. to the lower mainland.
The weather forecasters are calling for slightly cooler temperatures in Vancouver as the week goes on, but not particularly cold. It's supposed to be 11 degrees on Sunday and the forecast shows the lowest high temperature for any day this week will be 6 degrees.
VANOC officials wouldn’t say how much the snow effort is costing. But they said most snow venues haven’t had problems and that overall contingencies for all the venues are helping cover the extra Cypress costs.
Monday
CASCO become Official Helmet and Goggle Supplier to the British Children’s Ski Team
CASCO are pleased to announce they are now the official helmet and goggle supplier to the British Children’s Ski Team. The Team are to be supplied with the SP Race helmets and goggles fitted with the new Vautron lens. The first group took delivery of the new kit at the Team’s final UK training and fitness session on the 22 November at The Snow Centre, Hemel Hempsted.
British Children’s Ski Team Head Coach, Gareth Trayner, commented “The Team are really looking forward to a long and prosperous relationship with CASCO and we thank them for their support. All the athletes are looking forward to sporting their new helmets and gearing up to go super fast this season!”
CASCO UK Agent, Graham Slack added “CASCO have a reputation of supporting top athletes and we are delighted to continue this reputation by supplying the British Children’s Ski Team. The safety aspect is the primary concern for us and is taken to the highest levels. Probably the highest accolade for ski helmet safety is that most of the European ski jumping teams use CASCO. New technology allows the helmet to be constructed in a unique way giving an ultra light weight and safe helmet. Sir Chris Hoy and many of the British Olympic cycling track squad wear the CASCO helmets. The ski helmets and cycle helmets are extensively tested in wind tunnels for aerodynamic efficiency”.
CASCO ski helmets and goggles are the cutting edge of design and technology. The Edelholz style has a stunning Wood laminate finish! This being probably the strongest material used in helmet manufacture today. The Vautron lenses come from the technology used in the Apache helicopter widow screens. It is shatterproof, optically corrected and photocromic.
CASCO would like to wish the British Children’s Ski Team every success and enjoyment with their new kit.
Casco Ski Helmets at ChelstonDirect.com
CASCO would like to wish the British Children’s Ski Team every success and enjoyment with their new kit.
Casco Ski Helmets at ChelstonDirect.com
Sunday
London - Metro Ski and Snowboard Show
The Metro Ski and Snowboard Show opens this Wednesday. Organisers of the show are transporting ten tons of the white stuff in refrigerated trucks from the Milton Keynes Snowzone to Olympia in London - and they want as many people as possible to start throwing it around in an attempt to get into the Guinness Book Of World Records for the biggest indoor snowball fight ever recorded.
The five-day show at Olympia, which starts on Wednesday, will be followed by yet another winter sports extravaganza in London - the Freeze Snowboard, Ski and Music Festival, more of which later.
Centre-stage at the Metro Ski and Snowboard Show will be a 50ft-high kicker where some of the world's best freeride skiers and snowboarders will be dazzling us with jaw-dropping aerial stunts as they compete in a range of Big Air competitions.
One to watch will be snowboarder Ben Kilner, who is hoping for a place in the British Olympic squad heading for Vancouver and Whistler for the 2010 Winter Games in February.
Entertainment at the show goes well beyond the kicker. The ever-popular skating rink has increased in size to 450sq ft and is free to use.
You can also research and book your ski holiday and try the kind of food you might enjoy at European, North American and Japanese mountain resorts. If a taste of apres-ski action is what you're after, there will be bars featuring live slots from DJs and comedians.
On the opening day of the show, Robert Swan, president of the Ski Club of Great Britain, will give a one-hour talk about his North and South Pole expeditions and outline his next adventure in 2012. The Ski Club stand will also be hosting daily avalanche awareness talks.
Adult ticket prices are £5 for the Wednesday, £9 (advance) or £12 (on the door) Thursday and Friday, and £13 (or £16) for the weekend. Read more:
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