18–22
march
LOL. THEN ROFL
Pack your laughing gear
over your thermals this ski
season and head to
Austria’s Altitude Comedy
Festival, where some of
Europe’s best comedians
–
including Phill Jupitus
and John Bishop – will be
warming up the crowds.
Mayrhofen, Austria. Fly to Innsbruck.
altitudefestival.com
22
march
LOOK AT SOME FISH
Set to become a landmark building for
copenhagen
,
the
whirlpool-shaped aquarium opening this month aims to pool
(
geddit?) 700,000 visitors annually. Northern Europe’s
largest, most modern fish tank will contain some 20,000
sea critters and its largest tank will hold 7m litres of water.
Blue Planet Aquarium is next to Kastrup Havn, Copenhagen.
visitcopenhagen.com
The Yooner
Like tobogganing 2.0, this low-fi snow
cart lets you steer your downhill glide,
carving up the snowpack as you race
mates.
tsloutdoor.com
Fuse Snowskate
Replace a skateboard’s wheels with
skis and you get this funny-looking
thing. A fave with 30-something
graphic designers.
fusesnow.com
Hive Hybrid Snowshoe
Hike up a mountain with the crampon-
like spikes, then retract them to
swoosh down again. An off-piste
adventurer’s dream.
hive-outdoor.com
new trend
PLAY I-SPY ON THE SLOPES
The sun’s shining, the powder’s fresh and the poseurs are out on the
latest gadgets. Tick them as you spy them. Extra points for comedy fails
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