http://www.verbinet.com from verbinet.com the independent information source for Verbier en-gb Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:32:23 +0000 verbinet.com 15 21801bc44aef2ccf21eb18c8ca696457 Sébastien Loeb, the world rally driving champion, is a man who likes speed, so it’s no surprise that... http://www.verbinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=6438 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:32:23 +0000 5e38910fd34f86d9cab5f84b0884cc15 There’s a great trick you can play on first timers to Verbier who reckon they’re a bit too cool for... http://www.verbinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=6807 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:31:21 +0000 2bdf832c275a186b55854fa0ad548eac The first day of the European Winter X Games is almost over and as I write this the skiers are headi... http://www.verbinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=6806 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:07:29 +0000 911465be058997a866f01ddc90010308 The very first European winter X-Games starts tomorrow in Tignes. Over 100 athletes from over twenty... http://www.verbinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=6791 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:54:03 +0000 235ebd7d76ec465add8bd9dda436a4bf Not so long ago we wrote about the Ski Voice device that is proving popular with many ski instructor... http://www.verbinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=6755 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:05:34 +0000 e5c34e196f24c1aed369e404743f97b2 Two avalanches came down Saturday afternoon near Verbier. An off-piste skier in Bruson was sadly kil... http://www.verbinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=6695 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:13:00 +0000 3dc99e9aef5ae1f1c5768a8453565a1d The third stage of the Freeride World Tour took place yesterday In Silverado, Squaw Valley, Californ... http://www.verbinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=6692 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:22:02 +0000 b944bdc69df5e0d569b11981b20a9d00 A German snowboarder trapped for six hours on a chairlift in Austria was rescued after he burnt mone... http://www.verbinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=6659 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:57:52 +0000 d140e40593b99259516cec504c21e3b8 We think we might have spotted a theme here… Only a few days since we reported on the Foreign Office... http://www.verbinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=6630 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:17:55 +0000 59cb5897df186f70a00d68194c2a0d79 We have been reading reports that it has been a strange winter for sports shops in ski stations this... http://www.verbinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=6593 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:25:14 +0000 f84de1262e401f4e2fe59ff8f60b0f50 The British Foreign Office has launched a new campaign to reduce the number of accidents and deaths... http://www.verbinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=6580 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:16:56 +0000 6a2f5f91cc1e840fe5a1a7381d4faf78 Skiers and snowboarders enjoying the back-country need to be prepared and well equipped. The thr... http://www.verbinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=6565 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:53:13 +0000 49b2e35ae5be0519b00ce2941ad80950 The ski industry has been increasingly criticized in recent years, as the world has become more envi... http://www.verbinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=6550 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:28:09 +0000 c45fdcf4c83228476b37e96f8e1fec9d Prince Andrew is soon to turn 50 and has apparently chosen to celebrate his half-century in his favo... http://www.verbinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=6534 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:08:36 +0000 ce9a3c254f436b2edfec9909970e4935 Two elderly passengers had a lucky escape yesterday when their helicopter was forced to make an emer... http://www.verbinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=6530 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:32:14 +0000 16eff7253fb35da81977ae428b897efe Snowparks are becoming increasingly important in ski resorts. Magazines, movies and computer games b... http://www.verbinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=6515 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:25:40 +0000 960da4dcc030d01cd5feec131dbf6f2c Two mountain rescuers have been marvelling at their latest mission, one that has happily ended in a... http://www.verbinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=6491 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:38:06 +0000 2def9cef53321f14f14d752e1031bcda Sking's world governing body have confirmed they will recognise British skiers and snowboarders when... http://www.verbinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=6490 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:03:29 +0000 314c9c63d900c152f91e374d02e61b46 The Winter Olympic Games start tomorrow but there have been mixed conditions in the resorts hosting... http://www.verbinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=6474 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:41:30 +0000 35904633c0c6c5a9f0eb58713856ee0b Scientists have abandoned an experiment in which pigs were buried alive in snow and left to die afte... http://www.verbinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=6461 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:56:25 +0000 8f65d708c96b8d104afcb7cd0d30acca You can now access the latest on resort news, weather, snow reports and more from your iPhone with o... http://www.verbinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=6434 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:07:11 +0000 2c8db3f3d074a2a1cf2bd0d0ad32ea04 Quiksilver and Roxy have launched an innovative, new challenge: to find the best kid capable of foll... http://www.verbinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=6422 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:41:04 +0000 95d1b0776a3be6de8d733f2c5daf02ef The French railway provider SNCF are on strike until Thursday evening at 20h00 across France with 1... http://www.verbinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=6404 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:28:49 +0000 3753b02331a09e92613f8bfdecce2fea As of yesterday, 1st February, controversial new body scanners have been in place at Heathrow airpor... http://www.verbinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=6383 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:40:35 +0000 0311b05ec86ada3e2986ccd422920465 The Nissan Freeride de Chamonix-Mont-Blanc was the famous French freestyler Candide Thovex’s first F... http://www.verbinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=6366 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:42:28 +0000 71ada90a97023d8818cc921dafca576b She’s only gone and done it again!!! Brit snowboarder Jenny Jones takes gold in the Winter X-Game... http://www.verbinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=6354 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:37:25 +0000 0575d05655f524f476b269c768db969c We had a look last week at how to ski on glaciated terrain, the dangers of avalanches and crevasses.... http://www.verbinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=6334 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:22:57 +0000 4aff236ad2bbd6ea54450b504434401e Verbier is the place to be this weekend (30th and 31st January) if you are tempted to upgrade your g... http://www.verbinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=6318 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:44:34 +0000 2310e0d926126e9caf148815212df8ff Sochi, Russia – January 25, 2010 – Due to heavy snowfall and wind, the Nissan Russian Adventure by S... http://www.verbinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=6313 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:45:43 +0000 5ce9143e1beb7222c1ef4582d820bb07 It seems some people know just how to make the most of the recent bad weather in the UK. Even though... http://www.verbinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=6282 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:20:46 +0000