Neil has worked with us for over 7 years, he is one of Britains top Snowboarding coaches, and an asset to the Basecamp team in Val D'isere. Name:  Neil McNair   Where is home?:  Tignes, France   Po Read More »

Val d'Isere is epic, it's crazy, it's full of awesome people and it's the place to be this winter with Basecamp. We absoutely love the resort and everything it has to offer and this is the exact reason why we have been there since 2004, running the best ski and snowboard courses in t Read More »

Doing a season in France has got to be one of the best winter experiences out there. The Alps offer some of the best terrain in the world it’s the combination of the French Alpine culture, great restaurants, amazing après and world class skiing and snowboarding that make a French season Read More »

It seems that this years Tour De France participants are involved in one of the bloodiest(!) bike races of recent memory, highlighted by this crash (i've spared you the resulting images, they are pretty grim!). But was this crash caused by a driver who&# Read More »

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The BASI level 2 exam is drawing closer so this week the skiers where back with the BASS trainers and the Snowboarders with Neil Mcnair. The snow fall over the weekend and the high winds that came with it provided the perfect conditions to do some avalanche awareness training. Read More »

Week 7! This would make it Shadowing week. Upon meeting the guys on the slope on Monday morning everyone look a little hesitant about what was to come. This was the week where the Basecampers would be following an instructor at the Sno Fun Ski School. They split up and were allocated an instructor a Read More »

More than half way through the course! time has really flown by here in Val d’Isere. Even thought there hasn’t been a good snowfall for a while, with the bright blue skies and sunshine every day its hard not to be in good mood. Read More »

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