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Skiing | How To Switch 270 On With Katie Summerhayes

Skiing | How To Switch 270 On With Katie Summerhayes

Skiing | Switch 270 On 1. Make sure that you have switch onto a box nailed. This will give you a feeling of what to do and what to expect! 2. Make sure that you fully [...]

Snowboard | How To BackSide BoardSlide With Sophie Addison

Snowboard | How To BackSide BoardSlide With Sophie Addison

Backside Boardslide Photo 1: Ride towards the rail with it behind you. Have a medium speed that you are in control of. Not too slow or the trick will become harder. SPEED IS YOUR FRIEND Photo [...]

Secrets Of The Season | EP.7 – Behind The Bar

Secrets Of The Season | EP.7 – Behind The Bar

This is my fourth winter season in France. And the most French I can speak is voulez vous couchet avec moi ce soir? The most embarrassing thing is I am working in a bar this year [...]

Surfing | Blog Watch – Hannah Harding in Thailand

Surfing | Blog Watch – Hannah Harding in Thailand

We here at Girlylegs read a lot of blogs!  Not only do they provide a great insight into some of the UK’s top female athletes lives, but they can also make us insanely jealous!  This is [...]

Secrets Of The Season | EP.6 – Mums The Word

Secrets Of The Season | EP.6 – Mums The Word

Argh it’s crazy sometimes how within the space of a year everything has changed. Instead of drinking too much in Les Deux Alpes, and feeling the affects the next day (head in toilet).  We’re now cleaning [...]

Secrets Of The Season | EP.5 – Curfews and Powder Days

Secrets Of The Season | EP.5 – Curfews and Powder Days

SO, a lot’s happened since I last updated you on my season. We’ve had Curfews in snowstorms, powder days, bluebird days and I’ve done some BASI Courses. I don’t feel like I’ve had a moment to [...]

Secrets Of The Season | EP.4 – Winter Wistler Wonderland

Secrets Of The Season | EP.4 – Winter Wistler Wonderland

Dearest Girlylegs, Where to start? I suppose Christmas and New Year in Whistler?! Most of my friends weren’t working Christmas Day so we had 16 of us in our tiny apartment for dinner everyone brought a dish of [...]

Secrets Of The Season | EP.3 – First Epic Powder Days Of The Season

Secrets Of The Season | EP.3 – First Epic Powder Days Of The Season

Val d’Isere has a reputation for being, well… full of the rich and occasionally famous. It’s the posh kids playground. It’s also the home of champagne powder, and amazing lines. This is my third winter here, [...]

Secrets Of The Season | EP.2 – Introduction To Chalet Life

Secrets Of The Season | EP.2 – Introduction To Chalet Life

On my three weeks training as a chalet girl, I worked 17 hours a day, 6 days a week. And we didn’t see the slopes once. But a couple of weeks in and things are starting [...]

Secrets Of The Season – EP.1 – Beginner On A Mountain

Secrets Of The Season – EP.1 – Beginner On A Mountain

Hi my name is Jen and I have been stuck up a mountain twice in 2 weeks!! I know that statement sounds dramatic but it honestly happened…twice. I decided to try a new activity and learn [...]