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See us at Run Balmoral on Saturday 24th April

admin — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:37:27 +0000

April 24, 2010
11:00 am	to	5:00 pm
11:00 am	to	5:00 pm
11:00 am	to	5:00 pm

Thousands of runners will convene on Balmoral Castle Grounds in Royal Deeside this Saturday to run in stunning scenery and one of the most challenging 10K routes in the UK.

Run Balmoral attracts families, corporate teams and club runners from all over the UK to partcipate in events such as 10k, 5k, schools races, a wheelchair race and a kilters race.

The Kilters Race is a 10K run with a difference, the first wearer of a kilt home receives a bottle of Royal Lochnagar whisky., from the local distillery.

We will have a small stand at Run Balmoral displaying some of our gear for runners including Páramo’s new lightweight Vista jacket and supporting our customers.

To find out more about Run Balmoral see

Ventile performance in deep wet snow

aboynejames — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:16:12 +0000

I was out freeskiing at the weekend, Carnferg to Aboyne, full story on my blog. As it was a relatively warm day, I didn’t want to wear my ski pants so I opted for my ventile Cabrach made to measure trousers. I had never skied in them before and thought they might be a bit stiff but I was proved wrong, totally flexible and they fitted round my ski boots perfectly. This was also my first test of the ventile waterproofing technology. While not raining, the snow was real wet from the mornings rain and it was up to my knees and beyond at times, so plenty of moisture to test out the trousers. They certainly got wet but the water was kept out. Near my boots the fabric got frozen and this made the material real stiff but just the last couple of inches, the snow temperature was still below freezing. I was impressed on how well the material also dried out, the classic example being sitting down in the snow for a rest or to have some lunch. You could feel the cold on your bumb and the material was clearly soaking in the water (ventile works by the fibres expanding and thus making a barrier to prevent the water leaking through) but within a few minutes of walking again, they were dry. I expect I’ll choose my Cabrachs a few times in what is shaping up to be a long Spring season of free skiing on Deeside.

Freeskiing Powder Carnferg, Aboyne

aboynejames — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:35:38 +0000

The new year brought a lot of new snow with it. A local Hilltrek customer got on his made to measure ski jacket and gators and hiked up the Fungle, through the trees and on to Carnferg, 1700ft (often referred to as the highest point in Aboyne but over 4 miles away!). The video shows how powdery the conditions were.. .

Made to measure Ski Jacket 20 years on

aboynejames — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:35:19 +0000

There is superb skiing conditions at the local ski resorts for Aboyne, The Lecht and Glenshee at present. A customer sent in a video of their 1988 made to measure ski jacket still doing the business in cold conditions on the Buzzard piste at The Lecht.