Checkout this video Salomon have produced for us of one of our staff members fitting the new Salomon X-Max 120. If this inspires you to get some new boots this season and you want some friendly advice why not pop into one of our stores. We also have our end of summer sale running at [...]
Category Archives: Ski
Rainy-day Inspiration
You may have noticed that we’ve been having a lot of rain here in the UK recently. Not very inspiring, some might say – it is summer after all! Others will tell you “there’s no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong choice of clothing” and that you should put on your waterproof jacket [...]
We raised over £2000 for Disability Snowsports UK!
It goes without saying that mountain safety is paramount when planning your next adventure and the more awareness we can create, the better. Last November, Snow+Rock partnered with The North Face and Ski Club of Great Britain to host a series of seven evenings designed to educate skiers and snowboarders about the risks of avalanches. [...]
Snow+Rock launches ultra cool US camping brand in the UK
Here at Snow+Rock we’re proud to introduce new US brand POLER. Started in 2011 by Benjii Wagner and Kharma Vella, skate and snow boarders who recognised the demand from fellow skaters, snowboarders and surfers looking for cool, practical outdoor kit to take on road trips. Developing the Poler product they wanted to make stuff for [...]
Competition Winner’s Report
Last winter we ran a competition to win a week’s trip to La Clusaz – the location of our Kids photoshoot. The winners would stay at the wonderful Snowlife Chalet Panoramic – a firm favourite with the photoshoot team. Understandably we had a vast number of entries and randomly selected one lucky winner – John [...]
Robert Poth – Snow+Rock Sponsored Athlete
The 2011/12 Winter ski race season has been an incredible success for GB Children’s ski racer and Snow+Rock (Hemel) sponsored athlete Robert Poth age 14. The Race season began on a high in December 2011, with impressive wins in Champoluc, Italy at the British Alpine Ski Race Club Championships. Robert competed in both Giant Slalom and [...]
SIGB Ski Test 2012 – Kuhtai, Austria
On Sunday 4th March 2012, a team of nine Snow+Rock employees boarded a plane bound for Austria. Their mission – to select next seasons’ range of skis! Each year the UK’s ski industry comes together to test next season’s equipment. Equipment manufacturers drive samples of their new product ranges out to resort for UK retailers [...]
Ski Test in Pictures
We’re back from the SIGB Ski Test in Kuhtai – great week testing all the skis for next season. Lots of great products to look forward to! Here are some photos and watch this space for a full report.
Douchebag available at Snow+Rock
New for 2012, the Douchebag’s unique construction makes this an ideal lightweight ski bag for travellers. The patent pending Rib Cage design makes it light enough to take on planes as the 25 ABS ribs give additional protection, saving weight over a traditional bag and allowing you to pack more gear. The bag is fully [...]
Sale Now On
At Snow+Rock we are pleased to announce the launch of our Sale which starts today with up to 50% off. It features some great brands from skiing, snowboard and outdoor sports including Salomon Ski Jackets, Icebreaker Clothing, The North Face Jackets, Arc’teryx, Nikita and Burton Snowboard Clothing. Don’t miss out with limited remaining stock on our fantastic range of Ski Jackets, Ski [...]
Service Your Equipment This Spring
In-Store Ski and Snowboard Servicing Serviced regularly, your skis will not only perform better but also last longer. At Snow+Rock we use state of the art technology and highly trained technicians to keep your skis and boards in the best possible condition. The type of service you need will depend on a number of factors [...]
Buy Don’t Rent Packages
Our Exclusive Buy Don’t Rent Ski Package Renting equipment in resorts comes with many pitfalls: Old skis and painful boots, long queues, rude staff and the dreaded Euro exchange rate. You can avoid all of these with our acclaimed BUY DON’T RENT package. This season we’re offering even more choice and better value than ever [...]
Spring Skiing
Spring skiing is one of the many pleasures of the ski season. Warm days, blue skies and sunshine. It is like the reward for enduring the cold windy weather in the heart of winter. With the change in weather comes a change in conditions and for the best experience on the snow you need to [...]
Bodyfactor – Positive Physical Wellbeing
Physiotherapy – Podiatry – Sports Massage – Personal Training working in partnership with With more than 11 years of experience in the sports injuries, physiotherapy and podiatry industry, Bodyfactor provides excellent service and treatment to all its patients. Established in 1998, in conjunction with Snow+Rock, the practice is based in both Chertsey and Covent Garden. [...]
INTRODUCING: Warren Smith, Snow+Rock’s Technique Expert
The Warren Smith Academy brings together some of the sport’s top professionals to create a unique coaching team that actually guarantee technique solutions. This is achieved by evolving traditional methods of coaching and adding two additional layers of biomechanics and physiology. The combo of technique, biomechanics and physiology is rapidly becoming known as the new [...]