Blog Archives

All posts from:

What do you do in the summer?

By Roddy Willis on 23-Apr-13 12:14 | Tags:
What do you do in the summer? Find out what Roddy does when he isn't skiing...

11 December 2012 Verbier

By Roddy Willis on 12-Dec-12 06:47 | Tags:
Snowy news from Verbier - Beyond bottlomless and more.....

Mayan Calendar Update

By Roddy Willis on 02-Dec-12 11:17 | Tags:
The Mayan calendar is coming the end of its’ current cycle....

Verbier Snow Report 1st December 2012

By Roddy Willis on 01-Dec-12 12:13 | Tags:
Here is the evidence that we are in for another epic winter and the Mayan calendar is predicting the big one is coming...

Verbier Early Season Snow

By Roddy Willis on 02-Sep-12 17:51 | Tags:
More signs the 'Big One' is coming...

Snowspiders

By Roddy Willis on 01-Sep-12 15:58 | Tags:
According to the Farmers’ Almanac Spiders can be great predictors of winter weather. Spiders spinning larger than usual cobwebs and/ or entering the house in great numbers may mean a rough winter ahead’ Time will tell but take a look at this years’ fine specimens……

Dave Bullet's Monologue

By Roddy Willis on 13-Jan-12 17:35 | Tags:
Dave Carroll's monologue...

Custom designed handmade beanies

By Roddy Willis on 08-Jan-12 15:53 | Tags:
Sunshine and perfect snow and a great time to get some style...

Medran to Le Chable

By Roddy Willis on 06-Jan-12 11:22 | Tags:
Medran to Le Chable descent is open for some fun...

Puffer Fish

By Roddy Willis on 01-Jan-12 15:13 | Tags:
@MysticMikey pet puffer fish....

Cabin Fever

By Roddy Willis on 16-Dec-11 06:54 | Tags:
We have been holed up inside sheltering form the Snowmageddon and cabin fever is spreading....

Dumping

By Roddy Willis on 15-Dec-11 21:38 | Tags:
SNOWMAGEDDON SNOWPOCALYPSE YES IT IS DUMPING BIG STYLE

Snow is heading our way

By Roddy Willis on 13-Dec-11 14:46 | Tags:
Snow is coming to Verbier very soon...

Red sky in the morning

By Roddy Willis on 13-Dec-11 07:04 | Tags:
Red sky in the morning....

The Snow report from our front room in le Chable

By Roddy Willis on 12-Dec-11 15:24 | Tags:
The Snow report from our front room in le Chable...

Snow Pictures From Verbier

By Roddy Willis on 10-Dec-11 12:15 | Tags:
Today's pictures from Verbier...

Apparently there is no snow in the Alps!!

By Roddy Willis on 08-Dec-11 16:24 | Tags:
Apparently there is no snow in the Alps!!

Yes, it is still snowing in Verbier

By Roddy Willis on 07-Dec-11 11:21 | Tags:
Yes, it is still snowing in Verbier...

OMG look at the snowforecast...

By Roddy Willis on 06-Dec-11 17:20 | Tags:
OMG winter is really here...

Yet more snow in Verbier

By Roddy Willis on 06-Dec-11 16:24 | Tags:
Yes it is snowing in the Verbier...

SNOW ON IT'S WAY TO VERBIER

By Roddy Willis on 05-Dec-11 16:38 | Tags:
YES THE VERBIER IS WHITE AND GOING TO GET WHITER...

Top non-skiing activities in Verbier

By Roddy Willis on 01-Aug-11 22:28 | Tags:
What to do in Verbier if skiing isn't your cup of tea...

Kay Gill Life Coach & Ski Instructor

By Roddy Willis on 08-Nov-11 19:49 | Tags:
How not to be SCARED of Skiing with Kay Gill

More Ski and Board Magazine action

By Roddy Willis on 08-Nov-11 20:10 | Tags:
Alpinemojo team in another issue of Ski & Board magazine.

Ski & Board Ski Test Bormio

By Roddy Willis on 03-Nov-11 18:13 | Tags:
Check out Ski and Board magazine.

How to make the most of your £'s in Verbier

By Roddy Willis on 15-Oct-11 11:06 | Tags:
Skinted or minted it is still possible to get more for your £'s in Verbier.

T-Shirt

By Roddy Willis on 05-Oct-11 21:44 | Tags:
Here is a little peek of our new T-Shirt logo which should be back from the printers very soon.

Snow Spiders

By Roddy Willis on 15-Sep-11 16:28 | Tags:
Spiders are the true talisman of the mega dump...

Telemark News

By Roddy Willis on 07-Sep-11 18:00 | Tags:
‘Well, I gave my mind a thorough rest by plunging into a chemical analysis. One of our greatest statesmen has said that a change of work is the best rest. So it is.’ A. Conan Doyle

Mark & Ski-Lettings

By Roddy Willis on 07-Sep-11 17:16 | Tags:
Alpinemojo talks to Mark Lawrence form Ski-Lettings about why he started his business and his future goals in the ski industry.

Snow Bloggers Wanted

By Roddy Willis on 14-Aug-11 21:59 | Tags:
We are always on the lookout for new snow bloggers; if you are in a ski resort somewhere in the world then we would love to hear from you.

Thomas Tudor Willis by Hannah Garrod

By Roddy Willis on 01-Aug-11 12:07 | Tags:
Thomas does his first professional photo-shoot with Hannah Garrod

Thomas Tudor Willis

By Roddy Willis on 29-Jul-11 17:52 | Tags:
We have had many request for more photos of our latest team member Thomas Tudor Willis - So fill your boots and take a look.

New addition to the Alpinemojo Team

By Roddy Willis on 21-Jul-11 23:55 | Tags:
At Alpinemojo we take recruitment seriously, only employing instructors that we have created in our own likeness.

The Legend of Chopper and Chopper’s Bonnets

By Roddy Willis on 01-Mar-11 12:00 | Tags:

NLP in Sport

By Roddy Willis on 06-Dec-09 19:14 | Tags:
An aspiring female rock climber who wants to make it to national level competition but is unable to perform to her true ability at competition...

Alpinemojo’d

By Roddy Willis on 06-Nov-09 16:49 | Tags:
I have recently been Alpinemojo’d – what an experience...

Verbier Snow

By Roddy Willis on 10-Jan-10 21:47 | Tags:
Conditions this afternoon on Fontanet with soft fluffy bumps and mist in the valley...

Verbier Mont Fort

By Roddy Willis on 12-Jan-10 17:04 | Tags:
Another fantastic ski day in Verbier...

Verbier Powder

By Roddy Willis on 11-Feb-10 17:01 | Tags:
Over the last couple of weeks we have had an amazing time skiing some of the lightest fluffiest powder...

Safe Haven in the Alps

By Roddy Willis on 21-May-10 12:13 | Tags:
I'm an A-level student wondering what the future holds once I leave school and enter the big bad world. Or maybe I'm commuting to work on the 7:53 from Reigate...

Wonders of the deep may hold answers to life’s big questions

By Roddy Willis on 27-May-10 16:39 | Tags:
Well that is the question the Times posed this morning and my mind started to drift, if I dive deep enough will I find the answers to life’s big questions?

Verbier Snow Prediction Season 10/11

By Roddy Willis on 18-Jun-11 11:43 | Tags:
Sitting around waiting for the skiing to start again Alpinemojo is predicting the future weather. If my research is correct we should be in for cooler climes...

Piste Performance November 2010

By Roddy Willis on 02-Dec-10 10:03 | Tags:
After meeting our clients at the start of our November Piste Performance course all looked set for a fantastic week of skiing...

Verbier Weather & Snow 2 December 2010

By Roddy Willis on 02-Dec-10 17:31 | Tags:
Here is a nice little set of images for the snow conditions in Verbier...

Faiise Alpinemojo Uniforms

By Roddy Willis on 03-Dec-10 19:00 | Tags:
Top British ski clothing company Faiise...

Verbier Weather & Snow 4 December 2010

By Roddy Willis on 04-Dec-10 17:31 | Tags:
A classic early season day up the mountain in Verbier...

Verbier Weather & Snow 6 December 2010

By Roddy Willis on 06-Dec-10 11:18 | Tags:
A tale of two cities in the mountains - or a story of wet and dry...

Verbier Weather & Snow 7 December 2010

By Roddy Willis on 07-Dec-07 19:12 | Tags:
During the course of last night the snow continued to fall...

Precipitation 8 December 2010

By Roddy Willis on 08-Dec-10 12:20 | Tags:
After an epic day up the mountain yesterday, it is time for some house keeping at the Alpinemojo headquarters...

Snow Report from Verbier 11 December 2010

By Roddy Willis on 08-Dec-10 23:39 | Tags:
Here is the latest in our nearly daily… snow and piste report from Verbier.

Another Nearly Daily Verbier Weather & Snow Report

By Roddy Willis on 13-Dec-10 23:06 | Tags:
Yes another perfect day in paradise – Well someone has to live the dream...

Verbier Renamed South Balticshire

By Roddy Willis on 14-Dec-10 18:55 | Tags:
Insider knowledge (or should that be outsider knowledge)about how cold it has been recently in Verbier

Alpinemojo Power Bars

By Roddy Willis on 15-Dec-10 18:00 | Tags:
Being a life long ski addict...

Verbier Snow Report 18 December 2010

By Roddy Willis on 18-Dec-10 17:14 | Tags:
Another heavy snowfall followed by clear skies...

Verbier Snow Report 25 January 2011

By Roddy Willis on 25-Jan-11 12:53 | Tags:
To everyone's great relief it's got much colder again...

Errant Snow

By Roddy Willis on 17-Mar-11 17:17 | Tags:
This winter the snow has been rather similar to my snow reports - Errant!

Life and soul of the party

By Roddy Willis on 20-Mar-11 23:11 | Tags:
Just when we thought spring had arrived unfashionably early and the party was going to end...

Let the party rock in Rocky Garden Verbier

By Roddy Willis on 22-Mar-11 18:00 | Tags:
The party is still chilled in the darkened corners...

It's a snow wealth divide in Verbier

By Roddy Willis on 31-Mar-11 13:10 | Tags:
There is definitely a wealth divide in Verbier...

SIGB Ski Test Bormio 2011-03-07

By Roddy Willis on 01-Apr-11 00:00 | Tags:
Not often can you escape work for a week to ski with top end skiers and test next years skis, so this was a week I was thoroughly looking forward to...

Snow Wiki brings you truth!

By Roddy Willis on 08-Apr-11 12:26 | Tags:
A picture speaks a thousand words!

Tropical Heat Wave Hits Verbier

By Roddy Willis on 08-Apr-11 14:43 | Tags:
Like the rest of Europe, Verbier is experiencing a heat wave.

Imitation is the best form of flattery!

By Roddy Willis on 18-Jun-11 07:27 | Tags:
Chopper's Bonnets like all great fashion brands has plenty of imitators. So if you are sporting one of those slightly chewed and moth eaten inferior copies it’s time to man up and get the real thing!

Mont Gele Spring Avalanche

By Default admin account on 10-Apr-11 12:25 | Tags:
Over ten days of super and unseasonally hot temperatures has taken it toll on the end of season skiing in Verbier.