Skiing

Local athlete scoops medal in Special Olympics GB’s first National Winter Games

An athlete from Devon has won a medal at the inaugural Special Olympics Great Britain National Winter Games in Folgaria, Italy.

The week-long competition (January 27 / February 3) featured both alpine skiing and figure skating competitions.

Jack Hale, from Broadhempston, near Totnes, came second in the giant slalom, and received a participation award for the slalom event....

Stay Travel Savvy this Sunshine Saturday

With many travel operators like First Choice and easyJet holidays offering low-cost deals to fill the gap left after Thomas Cook’s collapse in 2019, this year’s Sunshine Saturday could be the biggest and busiest ever.

Consumer awareness champion travelinsuranceexplained.co.uk is urging consumers to make sure their travel insurance is not just an afterthought when booking their...

Exeter University Officer Training Corps cadets compete in Army Telemark Championships

Earlier this month 80 skiers participated in Exercise Telemark Titan the British Army Telemark Skiing Championships held in the picturesque setting of Pralongan-la-Vanoise in the French Alps.

Among this number were a team of eight Officer Cadets from Exeter University Officer Training Corps (EUOTC), many of them attempting Telemark, a discipline which incorporates downhill, jumping...

National Schools Snowsport Week comes to Devon

A brand new initiative aimed at encouraging more schools to introduce their pupils to skiing and snowboarding will run in Devon this April as part of a national programme.

‘National Schools Snowsport Week sponsored by Visit Andorra’, which is being backed by Winter Olympians Aimee Fuller and Graham Bell, is running from 22 – 29 April 2016 and will include taster sessions and activities...