The winter season starts in only 85 days!

Action Outdoors offers over 90 different ski and snowboard courses across its 12 centres in the French Alps. Whether you are a complete novice to the sport or have been ski touring for years, we provide one of the easiest and cheapest ways to get out onto the slopes or into the backcountry safely.

Each holiday with Action Outdoor includes:

• Accommodation
• All Meals
• Ski/Snowboard and Boot Hire
• Lift Pass
• Instruction/Guiding
• Evening Entertainment

Whether travelling by yourself, as a couple or with friends, you will find that you are individually placed into an ability group where you are pushed beyond what you thought possible yet can relax and relive the day with your friends in the evening whilst enjoying a drink in the bar, a sauna or even expending more energy on the indoor bouldering wall. It is quite simply one of the most fun and memorable winter holidays that you could ever have.

Action Outdoors are the official UK partner for UCPA, a French non-profit organisation set up to encourage people into the outdoors. UCPA are the largest employer, and training establishment, of French ski instructors and IFMGA Mountain Guides.

With an average price of £640 for a 7 day holiday it is silly to look elsewhere!

For more information take a look at www.action-outdoors.co.uk.

The Transition Between Trekking and Mountain Boots

Scarpa Rebel line has been evolving with the design input of Ueli Steck. The Rebel Lite offers the DNA of Scarpa's top climbing boots in a lighter form and is perfect for the consumer looking for a hybrid boot that will not only walk well but also climb, scramble, via Ferrata and take the occasional use of crampons for a summit dash or glacier crossing.

There are 3 distinct features to the Rebel family -

- The new NAG last provides all day comfort, but focuses the foot in a toe central position making the boots climb really well.

- The sock fit tongue gusset made of Schoeller fabric reduces bulk and weight and literally sucks the volume out of the boot like the elastic gusset of a rock slipper.

- Its triple injection PU layers in the sole wedge provide the state of the art in weight reduction and underfoot comfort.