Numerous ski resorts are still open during spring. Discover our selection to choose your destination and have a wonderful time.
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Ski downhill, hike uphill, the Vallée Blanche is multifaceted to delight both ski enthusiasts and those who love the mountains.
When sitting on the chairlift or on the edge of the slopes, you often see animal prints left in the snow. Check out our guide so you can recognize which animals have walked by and amaze your fellow skiers!
Wondering if you should throw away this old ski equipement that you don't use so much anymore? With Olivia and her DIY section, discover many ideas to turn them into funny and handy objects.
Snow for the holidays, fun on the slopes and some sunny weather for the day: Wed'ze telles you everything about this month of february's forecast.
Discover this year's good resolutions adn new rules at Wed'ze!
Christmas is approaching and Santa hasn't all the presents for the family? Don't worry, Wed'ze is there to help with its collection for the kids, providing the perfect skiing outfits for your little champs!
High, steep, long or original... I will take you down the most incredible ski slopes.
The arcHtec Boost 300 skis, latest innovation from Wed'ze, are easy and versatile. To tell you more about them, Wed'ze invited 5 clients on a ski week-end to test them.
It's already Wed’ze's 10th anniversary! Time flies... In 10 years, many things have changed, including the people at Wed'ze, but certainly not their passion for their job, the mountains and snow sports!
Do you know how your Wed'ze skis and snowboards are created? We went to find that out for you by visiting Wed'ze's prototype workshop, where your skis and snowbaords are born.
With just a few weeks to go before you leave for your ski holiday, are you constantly looking at the snow cover forecast? Discover current snow cover on the ski slopes and our overview on the best snow in France and Europe.
Decathlon ski and snowboard brand Wed'ze has quite grown over 10 years! But do you really know Wed'ze?
Fancy going skiing in November? I'll share my selection of high altitude resorts and open glaciers with you.
At Wed'ze, your snowboard is the result of a comprehensive development process. Find out step by step how we create your favorite products, starting with episode 1: the idea.
Winter slowly approaches and your ski holiday is already booked. Now you just need to get the perfect skiing outfit. Find it with our 2016-2017 Wed'ze winter collection lookbook. Carving, Freeride, Freestyle, every style and every level is in it!
The Haute-Savoie region, heart of the French Alps, is the homeland of Decathlon group mountain brands' International Design Centre : The Mountain Store. This is where all your wed'ze products are imagined and designed. Insight.
The Summer at Wed'ze is not a quiet time: preparation of the new clothes collections, creation of your future skis and snowboards, design of the communicaton of the Decathlon stores... Quite an agenda that Lionel, Anne-Lise, Carole et Thierry tell you about through a few questions. Find out how, in the Summer, at Wed'ze, our team prepares your winter...
On this 1st of April, discover our exclusive interview of two colorful characters: Gwendoline Splash and Martin Bubble, the two goldfishes of the Wed'ze team.
Want to visit a resort for spring skiing while enjoying various activities? You're in luck, because this April there are dozens of activities to try at the resorts. Discover our selection!
Dreaming of spending a day skiing with the kids free of any stress? No problem! Don't wait to discover our bes ttips to make of your days on the slopes with the little champions a true success.
How can you stop getting your feet cold in your ski boots? That's quite a question! Every skier has once experienced this unpleasant feeling of cold getting to your feet that can ruin the day on the slopes. Wed'ze comes to the rescue with useful tips on how to keep your feet warm when skiing.
While this year's new collection of Reverse backpacks is being launched, we met with Quentin, product manager at Wed'ze, to learn more about this famous handy and innovative product.
Feeling like riding this summer? Whether it is on snow or on water, don't panic, you can go riding all summer! Good news for skiing passionates, you can hop on your skis and descent the Glaciers. As for those who would like a real taste of summer, try out some water sports to enjoy the beach and turn off the heat. Here are some examples of where you can go and what you can do this summer to keep riding.
Sun and heat are welcome and winter seems now far away. One question remains though: where did you store your skiing or snowboarding gear? We asked you and some mountaineers this question to discover everyone's little habits...
What do our partners do when the snow is missing? Marie Martinod and Maxime Meunier, talented freestylers, answer this funny question for you.
Imagine spending your summer skiing or snowboarding... A dream you can live! Discover our best places for a winter in summer...
It is time for a fresh start. The sun is here, the temperatures are up, all in a very "springtime good mood" atmosphere. But before storing your skis and helmets, have you thought about a trip to the mountains ? Sweet and longer days, countless outdoor events: let's enjoy spring skiing! Here are our tips to make the best spring snow.
Want to know more about the men that make your dream board come true? We met Philippe Tiercin, snowboard product manager at Wed'ze, who kindly answered our questions. Focus on a man of passion...
Technology makes your everyday life easier, and so it does with your skiing! Did you know that you can record on camera your adventures on snow like a professional? Or even keep in touch with your friends with a ski helmet on? On the slopes in 2015, forget the resort maps that you can't unfold, the friends lost for the day, and follow the trend: skiing, in 2015, will be high tech or won't be!
You like your skis, as much for the thrill of skiing than for the awesome design they have? So do we! And at Wed'ze, the design of a ski, what makes its charm, is as important to us as its technical qualities, that make its character. Where do these designs come from? How do they end up on your skis? From whose mind were they born? It's the creativity of our designers here at Wed'ze, snow sports and art passionates, that thrives on your skis. Caroline Perez, designer at Wed'ze, opens the doors of this mind blowing world designed to make the sport more beautiful.
For some of you, the winter break is approaching. The snowy peaks and joys of skiing are waiting only for you! Did you think of everything that can help you enjoy your skiing trip to the fullest? As one cannot think of everything, we have prepared for you a little list of the best tricks that will make your day when skiing.
In a few days you will take off for the ski resorts. Nothing can stop you when it comes to enjoy skiing. Only uncertainty: the weather. How would you like to have a backup plan for any contingency like foggy days, or snow storms? That's why we have it prepared for you: the best tips on how to plan the best skiing holiday ever.
All ski and snowboard freestyling champions are in the starting blocks : they are about to head out to THE event of the season, the Aspen Winter X-Games, which are to take place from 22nd to 25th of January 2015. Always wanted to know more about this fancy sport ?
Yesterday mere wood planks, the skis that follow you in your best adventures on snow are now little gems of technology. Let's uncover together the secrets of the skis.
Uh, the Autumn ! What a beautiful season. Some will say it’s sad, it’s rainy, the days get shorter and the cold is coming, but we will tell you it’s exciting, the cold is coming and it smells like snow and winter.
All Wed'ze team wishes you a happy new year 2015, full of fresh snow , unforgettable moments on the ski slopes, laughters, giggles and schuss.
Best wishes !
In order to advise you in the best manner, your Decathlon dealers know all the secrets of the Wed’ze products. For that, what could be better than testing the new ski and snowboard collection on the snow?
To all mountain lovers, beware : Wed’ze has prepared a special gift selection to help you make of this Christmas a magic moment for all the snow lovers!
You still don’t get the difference between Slalom and Giant Slalom, and yet your ski holiday is just a few days away ? Don’t panic ! Wed’ze makes it all clear for you.
A coming winter is always full of promises : skiing sensations, the joy of watching the snow fall, the discovery by the little ones and the pleasure to share this with family and friends.
Although the tree leaves aren’t all on the ground and the mountains aren’t white yet, you can’t wait to go skiing. Don’t panic ! November is at your door, and with it the opening of the resorts with a glacier, paradise for winter sports lovers.
And you, what did you do this summer ? While we were all enjoying the beach or the dramatic scenery of the mountains, The Olympic Vice Champion in Half Pipe and Wed’ze technical partner Marie Martinod was already getting ready for next winter. And also preparing a nice surprise : the release of “For My People”, her movie.
Imagine technology and innovation were here to make a better world for you, skiing and snowboarding passionates. Then be ready, for Wed’ze will give this season a new dimension to dimension to winter sports !
Away from the freeski scene since 2007, Marie Martinod made a pretty remarkable come back in 2013. One must believe that taking time for herself, to build a life outside of skiing, filled her with an unfailing energy.
In the wonderful “Oisans” massif, at the border of Isere and Hugh Alps counties, Nature offers itself in its most wild and preserved state.
They have a saying : in may, do as you please… What if what pleases you is to go skiing ? In May ? Well, nothing wrong with that. Especially since our beautiful ski resorts in the Alps have the best of spring skiing : from Austria to Switzerland, from Italy to France, there are numerous Glaciers and they are well equipped.
“Girls fear nothing”. These words could be the motto of this ever impressing event, where the girls who have no fear gather, to get some fun stomping tricks on the most extraordinary set up of the season.
This week-end of the 29th of March 2014 was the time of the crowning of the 4 Freeride World Chmapions, men and women, ski and snowboard. The big finals of the 2014 Freeride World Tour were held in Verbier, Switzerland, on the mythical face of the “Bec des Rosses”.
Très attendu chaque année, le Challenge des Moniteurs des Ecoles du Ski Français (ESF) marque la fin de la saison, comme une grande célébration de la glisse et de ses professionnels.
On the heights of the “Beaufortain” Massif, in the shadow of the mythical Mont-Blanc, the Contamines-Montjoie village welcomes the visitors with a harmonious mix of ancient traditions, a family friendly atmosphere and the rythm of the victories’ celebrations of the champions born in the resort.
Freeriders have been riding the most beautiful mountains, enjoying the pow, and the pros had a lot of fun, according to the conditions, on the different stops of the Freeride World Tour 2014.
Thursday the 6th of March 2014 was held in Tignes the spotlight event of the season for all those, ladies and gentlement, that love skiing in the most happy sense: The “Air Ladies”, co-organized by Tignes resort and the Olympic Vice-Champion in Ski Half Pipe Marie Martinod, with Wed’ze as a partner.
Marie Martinod, Ski Superpipe Olympic Vice-Champion and Wed’ze Technical Partner, is a passionate skier. Always in the field, between her duties as a mother, the trainings and the competitions, Marie knows what is handy, comfy, trendy but as well essential in terms of skiing equipment.
At the heart of the Tarentaise region, in Savoie, right in the middle of all the big resorts with an international reputation like Tignes, Val d’Isère, La Plagne or Les Arcs, is a little paradise of nature, rich of unseen experiences and sensations to discover.
Often, when looking at little ski resorts, you tend to think it will be boring. And yet, these little resrots have a lot to offer, between an exceptionally warm welcome, a preserved environment hiding many surprises, and activities and services for the whole family.
It’s the ski holidays ! Everyone should be able to get some of the fun, event those who don’t like skiing, and when the weather is bad, ti should be fun too. Here are some tips for you to enjoy the mountain, whatever the weather or what you like to do.
Mikhail is the Decathlon Webmaster in Russia. We asked him to comment on the relatively new sports of skiing and snowboarding in this country.
The moutain is so beautiful that sometimes we forget it is also dangerous. So here is a little reminder of a few tips that will help you stay safe at the maximum when you go in the mountain.
After a few crazy days, peace has come back to Aspen. A few days during which the resort lived by the rythm of the 2014 edition of X Games and the rythm of the flights, per say, the internationaly renowned athletes coming from all over the Planet were undertaking for the famous competition.
As from this Wednesday 22nd of January 2014, and until Sunday, all eyes are on Aspen, Colorado, USA. And you could say the event had an explosive start.
This 18th of January 2014 was a celebration day of freeskiing at Park City Mountain Resort with the 2nd U.S Grand Prix of the season in slopestyle and halfpipe. A “rendez-vous” no athlete could miss and an amazing show for the public.
Team Americas gets the Swatch Skiers Cup Trophy in 2014. Not the first time, probably not the last. But the trophy may have stayed in both teams’ homes, this year leaves us hanging with the cancellation of the Big Mountain course.
The very nice domain of Les 2 Alpes, with its glacier offering very nice perspective of skiing in spring, summer and autumn, is honoring friendship with its special offer of reduced tarifs on ski passes if you come skiing with friends.
20 years old and a free, slope and big air styler, Maxime Meunier has ridden for Wed’ze for 3 seasons already. We found him training all-out at the Early Camp in Val Thorens. He talked to us about his objectives and how he works with Wed’ze.
All of us, adults and kids alike, have memories of all-out toboggan runs – one of the rare glides grandparents can share with their children and grandchildren. With Wed’ze toboggan product manager Philippe, find out why tobogganing is likely to be a top snow sport this winter.
It is hot, way too much for the season, and the snow cover shows it. However, this didn’t prevent the Swatch Skiers Cup from coming back to Zermatt, in Switzerland, for a new battle between Team Americas and Team Europe, led respectively by JP Auclair and Julien Reignier, no less than that.
The Freeride World Tour is going to be back soon. Despite the Revelstoke stop being re-scheduled to March 2014 instead of taking place this 18th of December because of dangerous snow conditions, everything is set for THE competition that we all look forward to following this winter.
The U.S Grand Prix of Copper Mountain is one of the first stops of the FIS freestyle World Cup, with Ladies and Men, Snowboard and ski, Half Pipe and Slopestyle. I
For some of us, there is not just Freeski. And though not all os us are capable of skiing downhill at more than a 100 km/h, we are all able to enjoy the show of an athlete doing so, and vibrate with the public supporting him.
Marie Martinod was once a rising star. Then she was a star in the sky. And then she disappeared from the scene, to live another life, the life of a friend, a wife, a mother. But now she is back, and has been on skis for two years, two years that she has spent in the Wed’ze Team, and she has made us dream ever since.
Yes, you can test skis in The Netherlands. And it’s at the Landgraaf Snowworld dome that this day of sharing and great sensations took place.
Everything starts with an idea. But afterwards, how do skis and snowboards happen? The magicians are our product managers, engineers and prototypers who work together at the foot of the Mont Blanc. Every Wed’ze product has a story. This is how our snowboard product manager sees things.
Our special offer section comes back with a great news : Avoriaz promises to amaze us during its opening week-end on the 13, 14 and 15 December 2013. Like every year, Avoriaz makes a fuss of the first tracks on its slopes by throwing its “Fête de la Glisse” (Mountain party).
So what’s new at Wed’ze snowboards this winter? You already have an idea as we previewed some details in our last E-magazine. Now that these products are already available in store and on www.decathlon.com, we can give you more about the features. And there really is something for everyone, every kind of rider and every kind of fun!
For several years now Wed’ze has been developping a true freeski range, tested adn approved by many of us passionates. With the will to go on developping this range according to new dsciplines and trends, the manufacturing brand has found first hand technical partnerships : profesionnal riders.
For our tip section, we head out to Val Thorens this week. Yes, the resort is opening on 23rd of November. And yes, there is plenty of snow up there. And yes, there is lots going on as from this week-end in Val Thorens. So why wait to go skiing ? No idea.
In the beginning, there were skis. Initially made of wood, they went through all kinds of evolutions, but not too many revolutions. Then, in the 70s and 80s, The Big Bang happened. New ways to use the snow shifted the universe. And a serious challenger pointed its tips: the snowboard.
A ski and snowboard brand, born in Haute-Savoie, France almost 10 years ago, Wed’ze is first and foremost a team of enthusiasts focused on one goal – safety for all skiers and riders. Check them all out here!