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Jan 26, 2022 • Iain’s article about ski touring at night in Les Menuires has been published at InTheSnow Magazine. He was guided by Clement Dalmais from the local ESF on the climb to the Refuge Lac de Lou. He stayed overnight in the refuge and then ski toured from there to Point de la Masse the following morning....
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Jan 20, 2022 • With the Beijing Winter Olympics coming up in less than a month, snowsports awareness is reaching a new peak in China. The winter sports market in China is one of the fastest growing in the world – estimated at over $126 billion at present and expected to reach over $160 billion by 2025. A new...
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Nov 24, 2021 • “The exciting mountain atmosphere gives you a great feeling of well-being” As seen in the classic ski publication ‘Learning to Ski’ by Schools Abroad:
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Sep 30, 2021 • Every autumn, French digital marketing agency We Like Travel publishes the results of their annual social media survey of French mountain resorts and regions. The 2021 survey looked at responses from 233 destinations, including 181 ski resorts, 19 ski areas and 33 regions. Here are six of the key points we took from this year’s...
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Sep 21, 2021 • Earlier this month, Iain from Skipedia hosted the forum element of ‘Ski Launch 2021’, the annual event for ski industry professionals organised by Paddy Daly, from Paddy PR. Tour operators, destinations and journalists gathered to exchange ideas and learn best practice from the presenters. The keynote speaker was Debbie Marshall from Silver Travel Advisor, who...
On Sunday 29 August, I finished the 2021 UTMB (Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc) in 41 hours, 35 minutes and 35 seconds. That placed me in 755th place out of 2347 starters and 108th of 541 in the MV50 age category. A good result certainly, but my mantra for the race throughout had been ‘finishing...
