The Blog

News & Stories

This is where we write the longer stories — what's happening on the mountains, how the game is coming along, and the odd bit of strategy talk for when you've got a deck in your hands. Expect topical articles, resort deep dives, news, and a few detours whenever the pistes demand it. Grab a vin chaud, get comfy and have a scroll.

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July 15, 2026

🏔️⚽️🏆France Fall, But Win the League of Mountain Nations🏆⚽️🏔️

France are out of the World Cup, but win Ready Steady Slope’s League of Mountain Nations after outlasting Switzerland, Canada, Austria and Scotland.

July 14, 2026

3 Ready Steady Slope Resorts Made for Strava Bragging Rights 👍👍👍

Discover why Chamonix, Whistler and Alpe d’Huez are our 3 resorts made for Strava Bragging Rights. Huge verticals and unforgettable mountain days.

July 13, 2026

⚽️🎿🏔️France Carries the League of Mountain Nations into the World Cup Semi-finals 🏔️🎿⚽️

France are the last Ready Steady Slope mountain nation left in the World Cup after Switzerland’s quarter-final exit to Argentina.

July 10, 2026

🎿⚽️🗻Only Two Remain: France and Switzerland Carry the League of Mountain Nations into the World Cup Quarter-finals🗻⚽️🎿

Only France and Switzerland remain in Ready Steady Slope’s League of Mountain Nations as the World Cup reaches the quarter-finals.

July 10, 2026

Val Thorens Resort Guide: Famous Pistes, History, and Après-Ski

Discover Val Thorens, Europe’s highest ski resort, with famous pistes, resort history, and La Folie Douce.

July 10, 2026

🇫🇷🗻🚴Alpe d’Huez Pistes: Tour de France 2026 Meets Ready Steady Slope🚴🗻🇫🇷

Tour de France 2026 returns to Alpe d’Huez. Discover Sarenne, Le Tunnel, La Fare and the pistes behind Ready Steady Slope.

July 7, 2026

❄️🚴🏔️ From Powder to Peloton: A Ready Steady Slope Guide to the Tour de France 2026 🏔️🚴❄️

Explore the Tour de France 2026 mountain stages and discover the iconic ski resorts in Ready Steady Slope, from Alpe d'Huez to Les Trois Vallées.

July 3, 2026

🎿⚽️🗻Only Three Remain: The League of Mountain Nations eyes the World Cup Quarter-finals 🗻⚽️🎿

Three mountain nations remain! Follow France, Switzerland and Canada in our League of Mountain Nations as the FIFA World Cup meets Ready Steady Slope.

July 1, 2026

🏔️🇨🇦Bears, Powder and a PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola: Why Whistler Made the Cut. Happy Canada Day. 🇨🇦🏔️

It's Canada Day and Canada's on a roll. Here's why Whistler earned one of the 16 spots in Ready Steady Slope, plus the wild bear we did (and didn't) meet.🐻

June 27, 2026

We Left Our Game in a Banff Lodge. Weeks Later, This Landed in Our Inbox 📬

We left a copy of Ready Steady Slope on a lodge shelf in Banff, Canada, with a note in the lid. Weeks later we received an email. Here's the story.

June 16, 2026

Things to Do on a Ski Holiday (When You're Not on the Slopes) 🎿❄️🏂

Here's a number most people don't think about when they book a ski holiday: of the roughly 100 hours you'll be awake that week, maybe 30 of them are spent actu…

June 16, 2026

The Best Ski & Snowboard Card Game for Your Next Trip

If you've ever searched for a "ski card game", you'll know the problem: most of what comes up is either a video game on Steam, or a generic deck with a snowfla…

June 14, 2026

The Mountain Nations League: Our World Cup Table So Far ⚽️🏔️

The FIFA World Cup is on right now, and at Ready Steady Slope HQ we've done the only sensible thing: swapped our ski boots for football boots and started watch…

June 12, 2026

RSS at the FIFA World Cup ⚽️

The FIFA World Cup kicked off yesterday, and as mountain maniacs we can't help looking at the draw through ski goggles. So get ready to swap your Vuvuzelas for…

June 9, 2026

TBT: Where it all began 🐣 ❄️ 🇫🇷

Now that we're nearing our product launch we thought it might be fun to look back to where it all began in March 2024. Ready Steady Slope was born during a sno…

June 5, 2026

Our Social Feeds Are Growing!🌱

As the snow melts (at least in the Northern Hemisphere), our social feeds are growing!! We are busy getting ready for our game go-live later in the year, with…

June 2, 2026

Rockies Update 🇨🇦

Since our last update a few months ago at the Winter games, we've been out on tour visiting Banff national park in Alberta, CA.🇨🇦 The Rockies are immense! Sp…

February 11, 2026

🏔️❄️ The pace hasn’t dropped for a second. If anything, it’s intensified. ❄️🏔️

After yesterday’s Big Air fireworks and downhill dominance, the Games have rolled straight into another wave of elite-level snow action.The halfpipe finals tur…

February 8, 2026

❄️🏂 Winter Olympics Round-Up: Big Air, Big Speed!!⛷️❄️

Yesterday delivered exactly what we want from the Winter Olympics: snowboarding madness, downhill speed, massive endurance, and a serious dose of goosebumps.Th…

February 6, 2026

🔥❄️ The 2026 Winter Games Are Officially OPEN! ❄️🔥

Tonight we are excitedly watching the Olympics opening ceremony. Such a great way to kick off the 2026 Winter Games! These games will be winter sports at its a…

January 29, 2026

Ready Steady Slope is coming soon!

The Ready Steady Slope elves are feverishly hard at work, building this website so that you will soon be able to enjoy our game. We are excited to share our ga…