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WHAT IS FALL LINE?

Why choose Fall Line?

Written by the passionate and read by the dedicated, Fall Line Skiing is the real skier’s magazine. We’ve been creating high quality content to feed the ski obsessed soul since 1991 so we’re the trusted voice of experience. Formulaic editorial designed only to collect numbers just isn’t for us. Our content is original, compelling and often quirky and created to inspire skiers of all levels and experience to go further, faster and higher in the mountains.

Welcome to the 26-27 Fall Line media pack. Find out how you can benefit from working with us to access our readers, who are some of the keenest skiers out there. Whether you are a brand, retailer, tourist board or travel company we can help you communicate your message and build brand awareness.

Our readers are driven skiers — and they’re looking for the inspiration, insight and gear to take their skiing further. Fall Line speaks to this audience like no other snowsports title, delivering season-long content that informs, motivates and fuels progression.

HOW CAN FALL LINE HELP YOU?

For over 30 years, we’ve built a reputation for deeply engaging storytelling, expert-led gear reviews and powerful imagery that resonates long after the first read. While our digital presence continues to grow, the magazine remains the heart of what we do — a trusted, high-quality space where readers immerse themselves in skiing.

Our audience is passionate, knowledgeable and committed. They travel to new resorts, invest in quality equipment and ski the whole mountain — from piste to freeride to backcountry. They research, compare and actively seek out gear and destinations that align with their ambitions.

Fall Line creates meaningful connections between skiers, the brands that support their journey, and the resorts and destinations they aspire to explore.

We don’t just showcase products or places — we bring your stories, innovations and experiences to life in a way that inspires action.

Because at its core, Fall Line is about one thing: being more ski.

Nicola, Publisher & Editor, Fall Line

CONTENTS

3 Why choose Fall Line?

4 Fall Line Clients – who we work with 5 Who will you reach? - The Fall Line audience 6 Print Opportunities 9 2026-27 Issues and dates & Advertising Rates 10 Brands / Manufacturers 11 Retail 12 Travel and Tourism 14 Digital Opportunities 16 Our readers 17 More about Fall Line 18 Summer Adventure Issue 19 Key Contacts

“There are a few places left in the world where I’ve not skied but desperately want to. Fall Line hunts those places out and makes my desire to get out there even stronger.

That’s aspirational reading” Graham Bell

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WHAT WE DO We are the only 100% actively bought ski magazine in the UK, available on the newsstand and by subscription.

We are the voice of experience with more than 30 years on the newsstand.

Our key editorial staff are based in the Alps with contacts, gear testing and story opportunities right on their doorstep.

Our articles are original, compelling and often quirky, written by industry insiders, pro skiers, mountain guides and trusted regular contributors from the UK, Europe, North America and beyond.

Our readers engage with Fall Line Skiing all year round via our lively digital channels. We give them their winter sports fix and keep them informed at fall-line.co.uk, through our regular newsletter and via our social media channels, 12 months of the year.

Whether you’re into resort ripping, freeride stash hunting or remote wilderness exploring, our bumper annual Gear Guide (on sale October 2025) is the ski geek’s bible. It features equipment, clothing and accessories hand-picked by our expert team, reviews of the season’s best skis,

interviews with industry insiders and in-depth kit analysis.

We are the staunchest allies of ‘Own your kit. Buy it in the UK’. We always emphasise the importance of a robust UK industry and we never advocate online discounters.

Our surveys are thorough, long running and give great insight into UK snow sports enthusiasts. We’re into our 23rd year of questioning the skiing public and their feedback helps shape the way we communicate – see later for more survey feedback.

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Fall Line clients

We work with the biggest brands & destinations in the ski industry

Who will you reach? ❅ 75% of Fall Line readers take two or more ski trips each season ❅ 32% of Fall Line readers take three or more trips each season ❅ 30% of Fall Line readers ski for more than three weeks each season ❅ They visit UK retailers where our technically minded readership seek out and buy the latest gear ❅ They have a lot of kit – almost all have at one or more pairs of boots and 96% own at least one pair of skis. They also have dedicated ski packs, tend to wear layered clothing and helmets, and almost 70% have tried ski touring ❅ They’re actively looking for new places to ski, and they have the money to make it happen ❅ They travel to North America, Japan and alternative destinations more than average: 25% of our audience invest in long-distance travel compared with 10% of all skiers ❅ They book ski trips for friends and family, and crucially, they want to inspire others to ski! ❅ 30% of our readers lead a group of six or more. They influence gear purchase and trip choice, giving us a wide reach of influence ❅ They go to UK slopes and events ❅ They engage with Fall Line magazine through autumn, winter and spring – our on-sale dates for ‘26/27 run from October 2026 to May 2027 ❅ They love the magazine. When asked if they’d prefer digital issues or just a website, over 90% replied that they wanted to continue getting a printed magazine

“Black Diamond and Pieps have partnered with Fall Line for a number of years now. They are a super-knowledgeable and fun team to work with.

The magazine is expertly produced, looks great and, most importantly, is still relevant as the ‘go to’ place to read up on the very best ski gear for the season, backed up by the website” Sean Manley, Black Diamond / Pieps

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TECHNIQUE

THE SKIER’S TOOLKIT // PART THREE:

MEET THE PRO MAREK MELUZIN

Separation Anxiety

Inspirational reads on resorts and destinations, both well-known and offbeat.

Marek has 26 seasons as an instructor, race coach, and trainer for the Czech association of ski instructors (APUL). As a long standing instructor at British-owned Freedom Snowsports, based in Saint Gervais. A specialist ski coaching company, Freedom Snowports has locations in Chamonix, Saint Gervais, Megève, Méribel and the Grand Massif.

Freedom Snowsports runs courses for all levels, from beginners to pro training camps. If you’ve ever wanted to develop your skiing skills, these guys are the goto experts. Find out more at freedomsnowsports.com

Marek Meluzin from Freedom Snowsports explains what rotational separation really means – and why it matters

Objective, entertaining, and wide-ranging triedand-tested gear reviews created by our team of experienced and highly knowledgeable skiers.

WHY IT MATTERS…

If you’ve spent any time around ski instructors, coaches or trainers, you’ve probably heard the phrase ‘rotational separation.’ It sounds clinical but, in truth, rotational separation is one of skiing’s core technical concepts – and, once you understand it, your turns will become cleaner, stronger and more controlled. Rotational separation simply means this: your lower body turns more than your upper body. The legs rotate, the skis change direction, but the torso stays relatively stable, facing in a general downhill direction. While the term might sound like jargon, the effect is grip, stability, and the ability to let your skis run smoothly while your body stays calm and balanced. It’s one of those subtle skills that shows up everywhere; on piste carving, short turns, bumps, steeps, and even in freestyle.

Big-name interviews: recent interviewees include Mikaela Shiffrin, Glen Plake, Sam Anthamatten and Dave Ryding.

WHAT IT REALLY MEANS…

Rotational separation allows the skier to guide the skis using the legs and feet, without dragging the whole upper body into the turn.

In simple terms: • The legs and feet rotate • The upper body stabilises • The skis follow a clean, efficient path Without separation, the upper body twists into the turn, the hips follow, the skis skid, and the whole system becomes unstable.

With separation, the upper body remains quiet and aligned, while the legs do the work.

WHY IT’S IMPORTANT FOR EVERY SKIER…

Rotational separation shows up in all forms of skiing, in various degrees, and it’s important to master it if you want to improve your performance.

1. Grip and edge control When your upper body stays stable, you’re able to use your ski’s edge more cleanly. If the upper body rotates with the skis, the edge angle fluctuates, and grip disappears. By keeping the torso stable, the skis can carve or steer beneath you.

2. Balance and body management Rotational separation works hand-in-hand with your balance and body management.

A stable upper body keeps: • The pelvis aligned • The centre of mass travelling smoothly across the turns • The spine stacked over the feet This makes pressure control easier. A rotating upper body, on the other hand, throws the centre of mass away from the turn and forces your weight onto the inside ski (causing unwanted skidding).

3. Versatility in terrain On steeps, bumps, or in variable snow, separation is your insurance policy. In shorter corridors you can keep your upper body facing down the fall line, ready to absorb, react, or adapt, while your legs rotate rapidly beneath you. This gives you agility – without losing composure.

4. Consistent turn shape Turn shape is a product of skilfully blending all the elements of your skiing together. This gives turns a constant radius instead of the ’twist and hope‘ pattern that appears when the upper body dominates the movement.

WHEN TO USE IT, AND HOW MUCH…

Here’s where it gets tricky; you always use rotational separation, but you don’t always use the same amount.

In long turns (carved or high performance): You want slight rotational separation. The skis are carving and don’t need rotational input; the legs only need a subtle steering influence while the torso aligns with broader corridor matching closer to the direction of travel.

In shorter turns: You need more rotational separation. The legs steer more actively while the upper body maintains a strong downthe-fall-line position. This creates stability and rhythm.

In bumps and variable terrain: You need maximum rotational separation. Your torso becomes a stable platform while your legs fire like pivoting pistons beneath you.

DRILL BABY, DRILL

HOW: On a gentle blue run, pick a visible target like a tree, lift pylon, or piste marker that is directly down the hill from where you are standing. Begin making controlled parallel turns in a medium radius.

Keep your chest, sternum, and hands pointing at the target throughout the turns. Let your legs and skis turn freely beneath you, creating natural rotational separation. Start with medium turns, then try tightening the radius. Your upper body is essentially taking the ’racing line’, while your feet and skis follow the full arc of the curve.

WHY? This drill exaggerates the feeling of the upper body stabilising while the lower body rotates. It reinforces: • Functional rotational separation • Improved balance • Cleaner turn shapes • Consistent edging And because it uses an external focus (the ’lighthouse’), it reduces the tendency to overthink the body mechanics, and so the separation happens naturally.

FINAL THOUGHT

Rotational separation shows up across all shapes and sizes of turns, no matter what kind of terrain you’re in. Get out there on the slopes and play around with the concept. If you can understand the sensation, and begin to replicate it when and where it’s needed, you can elevate your ski performance to the next level.

Practice makes perfect.

TRY: The ’Upper Body Lighthouse’drill is a simple, highly effective drill that isolates rotational separation and encourages upper body discipline.

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Backcountry advice from British IFMGA mountain guide Andy Townsend.

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She is considered one of the greatest alpine skiers of all time and is on the brink of making history. Brian Pinelli catches up with the ski racing phenom

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ikaela Shiffrin is certainly not shy or ever at a loss for words, however the 97-time FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup winner prefers, ideally, not to engage in lengthy discussions about records. Naturally, it is a hot topic considering the almost-routine dominant performances delivered by the 29-year-old Colorado ski racer.

The decorated US athlete is knocking on the door of an unprecedented 100 career World Cup race victories this season, in addition to a potential sixth career Overall World Cup title – a mark that would equal Austrian legend Annemarie Moser-Pröll, who stormed to six titles in the 1970s.

Shiffrin appeared on course for victory No. 98 at the seasonopening World Cup giant slalom in Sölden, Austria, on 26 October. She clocked the fastest first run, leading New Zealand’s Alice Robinson by 0.22 seconds. However, she made an uncharacteristic mistake, amid deteriorating course conditions and decreasing visibility in the second run, and settled for a fifth-place result.

No need to be alarmed: the resilient and ultra-motivated competitor has frequently charged back from adversity, on and off the mountain, over her illustrious 15-year World Cup career. Shiffrin sustained a violent, high-speed crash on the Olympia delle Tofane downhill track in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, last January. She walked away relatively unscathed, spraining her MCL and tibiofibular ligament in her left knee.

However, the ski racing star was sidelined for 11 races, ending her chances for World Cup title No. 6.

Shiffrin is now back, full speed ahead this winter – albeit opting to skip time-consuming and potentially dangerous downhill races – and considering a World Cup schedule encompassing 37 races across 20 venues and 11 countries. One need not rely upon a crystal ball to predict more victories.

The greatest American ski racer of all time candidly dives into all of these topics and more for Fall Line…

Mikaela Shiffrin: I’ll be honest – the numbers, the records, I don’t like to talk about the records, I don’t think about the records. But while that may be true, bringing energy to the sport is never a bad thing. I’m feeling energised now by the people who bring up ‘the 100’ and I think it’s incredible that they are still following along this journey.

Some of the work that we’re trying to do to promote the sport, along with the journalists, makes the potential of 100 meaningful in a different way.

I feel less pressure, because it’s just exciting that people want to be excited about it, so let’s go for it.

World Championship or Olympics from a sports science perspective, if you are racing World Cup races up until the weekend prior and immediately after. Obviously, those World Cup races are a priority for me. Easier said than done, but I’m going to try to peak at the start of the season and ride it to the end, which basically is not scientifically possible.

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MS: It is unlikely to change. It is a culmination of things, but mainly I find it nearly impossible to be able to prepare and train for every event without sacrificing quality. I was prepared for downhill at the beginning of last season but, as the season went on, I didn’t have time to get on the downhill or super-G skis.

When Cortina rolled around, it made me realise that maybe I need to focus my priorities differently, and see if I can bring my super-G skills back this season. We had no downhill training days prior to Cortina and with one of the training runs being cancelled, we had to re-evaluate and ask "what are we doing that is potentially setting me up for a little bit of failure?" One of those things was trying to juggle every event. It has been much easier to prepare for slalom, GS and super-G, than trying to also bring in downhill events.

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BP: With the World Championships in February, in Saalbach, Austria, how are you prioritising that versus the overall title?

MS: I almost think of the World Championships as a World Cup race – my overall goal in ski racing is to be as prepared at every start to fight for wins or podiums. The same goes for World Championships; the priority is pretty simple, but it is challenging, because you can’t go for a proper peaking strategy for a

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Armada is expanding its boot line with freeride versions of the AR One MV, featuring a rear-mounted ski/walk mode lever. The Declivity and Reliance skis are being replaced by a brand new family called Antimatter. We skied them in Italy and they’re flippin’ ace.

Atomic introduces a new rear-entry boot range, Nexus, which we’ve already skied and were mightily impressed by – it even picked up the 2026 Slide OTS Hardware Award. They’re also expanding the hugely popular Bent freeski range with the Bent Decode, a proper, centre-mounted true twin. There’s plenty more going on too: new helmets, goggles, a DIN 16 Shift binding, updated Q skis, and an ever-expanding boot lineup.

Black Diamond has launched several new gloves and injected a healthy dose of fun into the Spark range. They’ve also tweaked ski construction to improve sustainability.

Other highlights include the excellent Dawn Patrol softshell jacket, and what may be the most impressive headtorch we’ve ever tested.

Black Crows unveils the new Vena Cor ski – affectionately dubbed the ‘Banana ski’ (you’ll see why). The Freebird touring line has also been updated, and we loved the new Camox and Navis Freebird models, which are lighter and feature an improved skin-attachment system.

After three years and 160 prototypes, Blizzard launches the new Canvas ski range.

The 100mm is the focus, with 108mm and 118mm also available. The 108 adds extra metal for a beefier ride, but the Canvas 100 impressed us with excellent stability and power without feeling overly burly.

Bollé adds the new Zenus helmet (with or without MIPS), along with fresh goggles and glasses. Meanwhile, Dakine is going full throttle with its eyewear offering for next season. They’re a little different to others that we tested, designed in-house by Dakine, and the goggles we’ve played with so far have been rather impressive.

Italian boot specialists Dalbello update the Cabrio Free boots, including a new 140-flex model with a standout graphic. The Veloce boots also get attention, with new Ultralon liners across the standard range.

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ALPINE ALPINEROOM ROOM

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4. NIKWAX TECH WASH AND TX DIRECT SPRAY-ON £26

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Nikwax is a British-born product and the global leader in PFAS-free (hot topic) aftercare. Basically, they’ve been making PFAS-free reproofing products for outdoor gear for decades, and their range now incorporates care products for a massive range of kit, not just for mountain sports. Nikwax is easy to use and it works. Our Gear Editor Al swears by the stuff. Don’t use regular clothes detergents for your technical ski outerwear. Use Tech Wash for cleaning, and reproof the durable water repellent coating with TX Direct, as a wash-in for three-layer shells or as a spray for all other waterproof outwear, including insulated pieces. Nikwax do a massive range, so this is just one combo. nikwax.com

5. REMIND INSOLES MEDIC IMPACT CORK 5.5MM £60

Remind Insoles, based in California and Jackson Hole, want to create insoles that help alleviate the pain you can get doing the sports we love, including snowsports. We came across them about a year ago and have been testing them with epic success. They have an assortment of models, and graphics.

The Medic’s designed to give medium/high arch support with a fuller support profile along the foot. It’s not the slimmest profile, but if you’re not in super-snug boots this can work a treat and does a stellar job of reducing impacts. The Medic can be used in regular shoes and is a great addition to ease discomfort.

In collaboration with Bavarian wool producer Lavalan, Alpina has developed protectors that utilise wool as the impact protection and vest fabric. As it’s wool, these TÜV-certified protectors aren’t negatively affected by the temperature extremes seen in the mountains. Available in a men’s and women’s version, the wool helps odour and climate control. Our tester, Amy Casswell, commented: “So comfortable, I forget I’m wearing it sometimes. The wrap-around waist strap adds support and stops it riding up, an issue I’ve had with some others. I love how the material feels like a T-shirt or baselayer.”

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Advances Advances in in materials materials and and design design have have transformed transformed helmets helmets into into lightweight, lightweight, high-tech high-tech safety safety essentials. essentials.

Thanks Thanks toto innovations innovations like like Mips Mips (Multi-directional (Multi-directional Impact Impact Protection Protection System), System), helmets helmets now now provide provide even even greater greater protection. protection.

New New materials materials and and cleverly cleverly designed designed lightweight lightweight foam foam areare making making them them tougher tougher than than ever ever without without adding adding bulk, bulk, soso you’re you’re much much less less likely likely toto bebe mistaken mistaken forfor anan astronaut astronaut onon a 1950s a 1950s space space mission. mission.

Construction Construction methods methods have have evolved evolved too, too, creating creating helmets helmets that that areare lower lower profile, profile, safer safer and and comfier comfier toto wear wear allall day day long. long.

If you’ve If you’ve been been onon the the fence fence about about buying buying a helmet, a helmet, now’s now’s the the time time toto make make the the leap. leap.

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Staying true to their ‘Athlete Tested, Expedition Proven™’ ethos, The North Face have continually pushed the boundaries of innovation. Tristan Chate, Merchandising Senior Manager, looks back the evolution of its storied Summit mm Series THIS ANNIVERSARY IS A HUGE MILESTONE FOR US…

Summit Series has evolved over the decades. It has incorporated new activities, such as trail running and steep skiing, but the core principles have remained the same over the years: to deliver a best-in-class performance product for our consumers that enables them to achieve their personal goals, and that has already been put through its paces by our world-class athlete team.

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Ski Mojo was created and launched in the UK almost 20 years ago, and has helped thousands of skiers. Think of this as an exoskeleton, sitting under (or over) your ski trousers, attached to your ski boots – the spring-recoil tech takes strain off the legs. They say it takes up to a third of the strain off. Pros like Chemmy Alcott use it, along with Fall Line's very own Rich Evans. Rich has been using this for years, and you can’t tell he’s wearing it, it’s so discreet. If you’ve had knee injuries, suffer with muscle strain when skiing, or want to carry on skiing for longer, in life or on any day, Ski Mojo can help. Available in Blue, Silver and Gold models, these aren’t the colour, but simply how they categorise the skier weights that each model works for.

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An essential piece of kit for any off-piste adventure. We use them for attaching luggage together, securing tripods, temporary fixes for broken bag straps, boot buckles or powerstraps, for securing skins to skis when the glue’s not playing ball, holding up touring binding brakes when they just won’t behave. You get it, they’re über useful. Way more versatile than a Velcro strap, and the low cost means you can stock up with a variety of colours and lengths. blackdiamondequipment.com

Visor Visor helmets helmets areare allall the the rage rage right right now now and and have have some some great great benefits benefits

3. MOUNTAIN FLOW INFRARED (IR) WAXER £285

We included this last season, but it’s such an amazing piece of kit, it makes servicing skis easier, faster and better for the planet as you use so much less wax. You rub the regular wax on the ski, then pass the IR waxer close over the base, where it melts the wax, and helps the base absorb it. No scraping required, just the final passes with the brush and you’re done. No wasted wax, and far quicker. If this it too pricey, their £120 Blue Square Wax kit includes a regular wax iron and all the essential waxing gear you need. mountainflow.com

“Nikwax is easy to use and it works.

Our Gear Editor Al swears by the stuff”

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You’re You’re just just cruising, cruising, right? right?

What What could could possibly possibly gogo wrong? wrong?

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Believe Believe it or it or not, not, slow slow speed speed falls falls can can cause cause some some ofof the the nastiest nastiest head head injuries. injuries.

You You catch catch anan edge edge onon some some ice, ice, lose lose your your balance balance and and wham, wham, you’re you’re flatflat onon your your back back before before you you even even know know what what happened. happened.

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Nikolai's latest ski touring film hits the screens in the new year

Nikolai Schirmer

Amy Marwick catches up with freeskier and filmmaker, Nikolai Schirmer, to talk about his first ever feature-length ski film, finding a balance between work and play, and staying optimistic in the face of the climate crisis

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Amy Marwick: Hey Nikolai, great to chat with you today. At Black Crows you’re known as the Optimistic Crow, can you tell us how that name came about?

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Nikolai Schirmer: I guess I’m optimistic in terms of the mountain, life, and what’s possible. I think it’s sort of an ironic name too, because I have a habit of seeing more possibilities than obstacles sometimes – which can get me into some funky situations!

AM: With the unpredictable nature of winter these days, it pays off staying optimistic! How much has the climate crisis impacted the winter projects you’ve been involved in?

NS: Oh, massively. Last year was the worst snow year ever in my area (Tromsø, Norway), which made it super hard to do the things we were planning. What’s crazy is that sometimes it’s not just like 10% worse, it’s 100% worse. There was basically no snow from March until the end of the season at lower altitudes. Sometimes I feel like we’re those guys on the Titanic still playing in the quartet… But I think it’s like any extreme situation, you just adapt and make the most of it.

“I’m optimistic in terms of the mountain, life, and what’s possible”

AM: As someone who’s travelling the globe in pursuit of snow, how do you limit your environmental footprint?

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NS: I’m involved in activism, and I do what I can in my own life.

Editor Nicola Iseard takes the family to Laax and discovers a forward-thinking resort that doesn’t just deliver great skiing — it inspires the next generation

Competitions are always very popular and particularly those with holiday prizes. If you can provide accommodation, transport or an all expenses paid holiday then this would receive plenty of attention while building awareness of your resort or your brand (see page 8 for more details).

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According to the 2024 LISTEX survey results, 33% of respondents voted magazines as being their most trusted source of advice when booking their next ski holiday. This compared to 20% for newspapers, 15% for ski shows and 15% for social media.

Magazines are vital sources of information and inspiration!

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This compared to just 16% for in-store advice, 6% for social media, 6% for ski shows and 1% for newspapers.

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and faintly mind-bending, like being launched out of a space station. The final section to Cassons is due to open soon, unlocking even more terrain above Flims. It’s not just an engineering experiment – it’s part of Laax’s wider sustainability push, moving people more efficiently across the mountain with less energy and less impact (read about the resort’s Greenstyle initiative, below).

Once we started cruising the pistes, one thing became obvious: we were flying. Wide pistes, perfect corduroy, barely anyone around. We were carving full-tilt arcs, sometimes four abreast, zero stress about traffic. The park was forgotten. Rollers became launch ramps. What a rush to experience that with your husband and kids together.

Swept up in the moment and the conditions, we dropped into the black off the top of the Vorab down to Lavadinas. The gamble paid dividends – it had been freshly groomed overnight and was in prime condition. A third of the way down we pulled over above a steeper pitch, legs burning, all of us laughing at how stupidly good it was. I challenge any devoted freestyler or ski-tourobsessive not to have fun on this piste. Frankly, I can’t think of a better one anywhere else.

The run lands you at the bottom of the Lavadinas chairlift, where there’s a proper little find: a snack shack bolted to the side of the station. Coffee, beer, soup, and sausages straight off the grill. A few picnic benches, deck chairs, and music humming in the background. A good place to soak up the scene, reset the legs, and then fire straight back uphill.

Laax doesn’t just talk about sustainability, it documents it.

As part of its Greenstyle initiative, which aims to make Laax the planet’s first zero-carbon ski resort by 2030, the resort launched The Greenstyle Book: How to Run a Sustainable Alpine Destination. This 250-plus-page manifesto brings together projects, goals, and long-term visions around climate action, resource use, and biodiversity in the Laax-Flims-Falera region.

It’s intended as both a guide and an inspiration, showing how an alpine destination can operate with less impact, highlighting what Laax has already achieved and what it still plans to do.

For example, lifts run on renewable electricity, many buildings are heated using wood pellets, waste heat is recycled from resort infrastructure, and zero-waste systems are being rolled out in restaurants and lift stations.

Copies of The Greenstyle Book are available via the LAAX app and at lift-area info points, with proceeds supporting the Greenstyle Foundation, a non-profit that funds a range of local environmental projects.

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If you have a particular athlete or personality with links to your brand then more opportunities exist with interview features such as 15 minutes with or My Mountain. These will showcase your destination in a very positive style.

NS: I think the focus on personal environmental impact is kind of misguided. In my work I’m exploring ‘green growth’ – the idea that we can reduce emissions and still prosper. Some people think environmental action requires sacrifice, like living barefoot in the woods, while others think efforts are futile so we should just have as much fun as we can, while we can, which seems like the general attitude in Norway.

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ummy, I cleared the red jumps in the park – the ones we saw yesterday!” My youngest son was yelling with excitement before his skis stopped sliding. I scooped him up for a bear hug while wondering how instructor Basil had pulled this off in a single morning. Both our boys – eight and 10 – were transformed. For the rest of the trip, Basil’s name would come up every time skiing was mentioned.

That weekend in Laax didn’t just entertain the kids, it flipped a switch. Growing up in the Portes du Soleil they’d always loved the snowpark, but after this trip freestyle became an integral part of how they ski. Months later, they still ask when we’re going back.

Laax’s infectous freestyle vibe isn’t accidental, it’s engineered, with clever planning and serious investment. Five distinct snowparks span the mountain, from beginner to Olympian level, all immaculately maintained. While down in the village, there is the most advanced underground skatepark and trampoline centre I have ever seen (more on that later). You feel it immediately: a youthful, creative buzz that hums through the resort. On day one my husband, Chrigl, joked there must be a college nearby – it feels like a student town, and not in a party-scene way either, more just in a young-people-doing-cool-things kind of way (yes, I know how old that sounds).

Next morning, after the boys showed us their newly unlocked bag of tricks in Ils Plauns – the medium-level park within the Crap Sogn Gion freestyle zone – it was time to explore.

Laax links with neighbouring Flims to make a genuinely big domain. Not just wide, but tall. From the Vorab Glacier at 3,018m you can ski right down to the village at 1,100m: a full 2,000m of descent. For perspective, Val d’Isère’s Funival tops out lower and drops barely half that. This place has scale.

Traversing the piste map left to right, we rode lifts that spanned generations: old workhorses like Fuorcla-Vorab alongside sci-fifast chairs with heated seats. Then there’s the FlemXpress – the on-demand gondola system on the Flims side that looks and operates like something from the future. Gondolas arrive, detach, reroute, and dispatch based on your chosen destination (there are six to choose from). It’s slick

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We can offer imaginative campaigns across both print and digital platforms to promote your destination, accommodation and/or form of transport to our readers.

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themselves. It’s easier to tell that story without a helicopter, because the heli just puts you somewhere and there is no story.

AM: You’ve said before that, “You’re better at doing videos and skiing, rather than just doing skiing,” can you explain what you mean?

NS: I’m obviously not the worst skier in the world, but I’m not the best skier either – there’s a bunch of people who can do a lot of stuff that I can’t. Human-powered freeride, I do that well. And on the video-making side, I’m not Scorsese! But I’m fairly good at combining the two.

AM: How did you get so handy with the camera?

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story of me trying to make a movie, about me making a movie, about my friend – there are a few layers to it! In a nutshell, I discovered that an old ski friend of mine, who I hadn’t seen for years, had dedicated his life to this insane ski tour. He was going to ski and climb 27 mountains all in one go, which would be the equivalent of running four marathons and climbing Everest from sea level three times. He’s quite an elusive guy and he wasn’t going to tell a soul about it. I asked if I could make a film about it and he

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In Search of Powder Length: minimum 4 pages Type of article: photo-led destination feature Requirements: fully hosted individual press trip (minimum 3 days’ skiing). Guide and/or instructor needed for at least two days if the focus is off-piste. Plus rights-free images of resort and slopes.

My Mountain Length: 2 pages Type of article: interview with a professional ski or snowboard athlete or an acclaimed instructor or personality from your resort about their ‘home’ hill Requirements: high-res rights-free images of the athlete and of the resort (needed in advance) + contact details for interviewee (must speak English).

Ski Journal Length: minimum 4 pages Type of article: diary-style, first-person account of a visit to a resort; can focus on piste or off-piste action. If applicable can also incorporate apres-ski and other local activities.

Requirements: fully hosted individual press trip (minimum 3 days’ skiing). Guide and/or instructor needed for at least two days if the focus is off-piste. Plus rights-free images of resort and slopes.

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Requirements: fully hosted individual press trip (at least 3 days’ skiing) with a mountain guide + relevant professionally taken rights-free high-res photos.

Sluff Length: minimum 2 pages Type of article: has your resort recently put in an amazing new snowpark, or opened a section of backcountry or a freeride area that’s worth reporting on? We can tell your story.

Requirements: fully hosted individual press trip (at least 2 days’ skiing) and relevant professionally taken rights-free high-res photos.

A Day in the Life of...

Length: 2 pages Type of article: profile of somebody who does an interesting job in your resort (recent subjects have included a mountain guide and snowpark-shaper).

Requirements: contact details for interviewee + professionally taken, rights-free high-res portrait and action photos at work and in ‘winter mode’ Ski Chatter Length: 3 pages Type of article: interview with athlete or well-known personality from your resort.

Requirements: contact details for interviewee + rights-free, high-res professionally taken portrait and action photos in ski or competition or work mode.

ADVERTORIALS If you decide an advertorial is what you’re after, our team of expert writers will happily work with you to create a bespoke article.

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EXAMPLE OF A BESPOKE COLLABORATION PROJECT: ‘HOW TO SKI THE SCOTTISH STEEPS’ VIDEO SERIES

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This series is an example of Fall Line successfully bringing together some of the biggest names and players in the UK ski industry to collaborate on a project with much-needed educational value.

Use our lively website, newsletter and social channels to mix and match – we’ll create a package to suit your budget and aims.

Concept: Educational video series in response to the huge increase in popularity of Scottish gully skiing.

You can tailor packages to suit your marketing aims, budget and sector – you can target your key market, be it backcountry, piste, family, powder, sustainability or others.

Details: Filmed on Ben Nevis in spring 2021 showcasing the necessary skills required to access steeper lines safely.

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Fall Line Adventure works with resorts, brands, events, athletes and activity operators to create a comprehensive, entertaining and inspirational one-stop information resource for all things ‘Summer in the Mountains’.

The audience is the outdoorsy adventure type who is attracted to several different sports. Featured activities include biking, trail running, hiking, wild swimming, climbing, van life, camping and more.

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If you’re looking to reach the vast number of skiers who participate in summer sports then Fall Line Adventure can help spread the word. Let’s inspire them together.

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Around Around 9am,9am, the scene the scene mirrors mirrors winter: winter: parents parents drop drop off their off their children children at Hero at Hero Camp Camp – older – older kids tackle kids tackle the zip-wire, the zip-wire, e-bikes e-bikes and and mountain mountain karting karting – before – before setting setting off forofftheir for their own own alpinealpine pursuits. pursuits.

I’m here I’m here to run. toIrun. timeI time my trip mytotrip coincide to coincide with the withTrail the des TrailArcs, des Arcs, an 18km an 18km race threading race threading through through the resorts, the resorts, with 1,000m with 1,000m of of climbing climbing and descending and descending – a perfect – a perfect first mountain first mountain race for racethe for the trail-curious. trail-curious.

The Hero The Hero Pass Pass includes includes trail running trail running initiations, initiations, and the andresort the resort organises organises course course recces recces for entrants. for entrants.

I joinIajoin group a group led by led Virgile,

by Virgile, a wirya mountain wiry mountain goat goat of a man of a man who who bounds bounds fromfrom foot to foot foot to foot as if on as ifsprings. on springs.

As weAstackle we tackle the steep the steep first kilometre first kilometre fromfrom Arc 1600, Arc 1600, Virgile’s Virgile’s advice advice is simple: is simple: “Take“Take your your time time and be and patient. be patient.

The first Thehalf firstishalf is almost almost all uphill all uphill – save – save your your legs for legsthe forhigher the higher altitudes altitudes and the and the steepest steepest climbs. climbs. ” ” He’s not He’swrong. not wrong.

The route The route climbs climbs steadily steadily to Arcto1950, Arc 1950, then then Arc 2000, Arc 2000, before before risingrising parallel parallel to thetoArcabulle the Arcabulle chairlift. chairlift.

FromFrom there,there, it veers it veers ontoonto dustydusty switchbacks switchbacks towards towards the 2,450m the 2,450m Col du Col du Grand Grand Renard, Renard, then then plunges plunges downdown a technical, a technical, rockyrocky descent descent to to Arc 1800, Arc 1800, finishing finishing with a with gentler a gentler run back run back to Arcto1600.

Arc 1600.

RaceRace day comes day comes and goes and goes in justinover just over two hours two hours – short – short by trail by trail standards, standards, but abut sharp a sharp reminder reminder that life thatatlife seaatlevel sea level in Brighton in Brighton doesn’t doesn’t prepare prepare you for youaltitude; for altitude; I feel Iitfeel on it the onclimb the climb to thetocol, the col, lungslungs working working harder harder in theinthinning the thinning air, then air, then let golet ongo the ondescent, the descent, finding finding my rhythm my rhythm on the onloose, the loose, rockyrocky trails.trails.

I cross I cross the line the131st line 131st overall overall and, unexpectedly, and, unexpectedly, finishfinish second second in myinage mygroup. age group.

WhileWhile mostmost competitors competitors take atake well-earned a well-earned rest, Irest, head I head backback out the outfollowing the following day for daysome for some extraextra altitude altitude training training (I have (I have a a longer longer trail race trail later race in later theinsummer). the summer).

I hikeI from hike from Arc 1800 Arc 1800 to theto the Col de Col Charvet de Charvet at 2,545m, at 2,545m, then then into Vanoise into Vanoise National National Park,Park, where where I’ve booked I’ve booked a stayaat stay Refuge at Refuge du Mont du Mont Pourri.

Pourri.

Photos: Andy Parant, Yann Allegre

Photos: Andy Parant, Yann Allegre

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