Salomon will be running an all new technique and product test week in Courchevel this winter. The week, which runs from February 20 to 27, will give equipment fans the chance to try 2010-11 season’s Salomon skis, while having fun and improving their skiing at the same time.
Davee Mercer, Salomon’s UK technical expert, ex-British ski team member and Olympian, and Dave Beattie, will present the programme which is based around testing the latest ski technology in a coaching situation.
The focus will be on getting the best out of the gear combined with the opportunity to put the latest Salomon equipment through its paces.
The organisers plan to have three groups each day and they will have the opportunity to try either race skis, all mountain skis such as XWing or big mountain skis such as Lord/Shogun.
“Just for fun we will also have some skis from the 1980s to compare and contrast with modern equipment.” said a spokesperson.
Each evening Davee will give a short talk on Salomon’s range of skis/boots and bindings and there will also be an opportunity to test Salomon’s custom shell boots.
The course will run from 9am to 1pm daily over five days (excluding Wednesday). The Salomon team will be based in the Chalet Roger, but participants are welcome to stay in any chalet. The seven day programme costs £799 ($1,560 US) excluding flights.

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