Last week journalists and bloggers from the ski industry gathered to meet with representatives from French resorts and find out all the latest on the coming season.
The event took place at the brand new Courthouse Shoreditch Hotel, with twenty different French resort present.
Over sixty journalists were able to find out the latest news from the French Alps, before Matt Carr from France Montagnes announced the winners of the best articles online and in print in the inaugural French Mountain Media Awards.
Iain Martin from Skipedia lost out to Arnie Wilson
Award Winners
The winners of the French Mountain Media Awards in the three categories were as follows:
Best Online Article
Winner: Arnie Wilson, for his detailed feature on Les Arcs’ new Mille 8 “fun-park” for WeLove2Ski.com.
Also shortlisted:
- Carolyn Boyd (CompleteFrance.com, Morzine)
- Iain Martin from Skipedia (MensRunning.co.uk, Les 2 Alpes)
Best Magazine Article
Winner: Judy Armstrong, for her comprehensive feature on the lesser-known resorts in the Haute Maurienne Vanoise, for France magazine
Also shortlisted:
- Abi Butcher (Family Traveller, Morzine)
- Kieran Lee (Telegraph Ski & Snowboard, Samoëns)
Best Newspaper Article
Winner: Henry Druce’s story about a family ski holiday in Tignes for The Telegraph
Also shortlisted:
- Ian Murray (Southern Daily Echo, Isola 2000 & Auron)
- Jon Murray (Oxford Times, Valmorel & La Plagne)
Images from the event taken by Eleonore de Bonneval are shown below:
