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Was Switzerland Right to Keep its Ski Resorts Open? 11th April 2021 Last modified on April 15th, 2021 Switzerland took the controversial decision not to close its ski resorts back in December as other alpine nations shut theirs. It is now the final week of this very different season in the major resorts. We report in-depth from the Valais in Switzerland on how winter unfolded in this exclusive report. 136 Shares Switzerland kept its winter sports sector going, leading to accusations that it was putting the economy ahead of lives. So, what has the ‘Covid season’ been like and to wh...
Ski class with Warren Smith, also head coach on TV show ‘The Jump’ There was no big fall or crash, just an over-stretched stop turn and the sound of my ACL - a major ligament in the knee - popping, a moment-in-time injury that was more linked to my gender, age, fitness level and poor technique than the terrain itself. It quickly became clear to our guide that to avoid further damage to my knee, the only way off the mountain was by helicopter. I watched in awe as the pilot skilfully tipped the nose of the chopper into the side of the slope.
Dangling from a helicopter at 3,000m with just a steel cable between me and the ground, I was having an unmistakably Bond moment.