How AI is Reshaping Travel Planning: 5 Insights for the UK Snowsports Industry
According to a new ‘State of Travel’ survey from Skift, the travel tech landscape is undergoing a monumental shift. AI is no longer just a buzzword in travel: it is actively changing how consumers research, choose, and book their holidays. 1. Planning v. Booking: The AI Trust Deficit While consumers are increasingly comfortable using AI...
UK Sport will no longer fund athletes via GB Snowsport
A gold and bronze medal at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics was Team GB’s best haul on snow, beating the two bronze medals at PyeongChang in 2018. That has resulted in an increase of funding for Britain’s ski, snowboard and Para snowsport athletes to £12.5 million for the next Olympic cycle. GB Snowsport will not distribute...
![SkiYodl investment looks overvalued [Update: now in liquidation]](https://www.skipedia.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/UgFgQ8rpI3MljmNfWqsmU0u8nAc1611553966245_200x200.png "SkiYodl investment looks overvalued [Update: now in liquidation]")
SkiYodl investment looks overvalued [Update: now in liquidation]
Update August 2026 Ski Yodl went into voluntary liquidation on 22 July 2026 Original Skipedia Article (published December 2022) According to a press release earlier this week, ski holiday booking platform SkiYodl is currently aiming to raise £1.5 million in crowdfunding investment. In January 2021, the company used Crowdcube to raise £770,000 from 450 investors....
Grands Montets article on Snowbrains.com
In March 2026, Iain interviewed Benoit Borrell, Head of Projects at Compagnie du Mont Blanc, about the new Grands Montets gondola that is currently under construction. This interview has now been published on Snowbrains The new lift will open in two stages, with the lower section from Argentiere to Lognon opening in December 2026 and...
“Without her surgeon, Lindsey Vonn would have lost her leg”: Chemmy Alcott relives a harrowing moment in Cortina
Former Olympic skier and BBC presenter Chemmy Alcott recently shared about the moment she broke down live on air after Lindsey Vonn’s devastating crash at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Speaking to Iain Martin on The Ski Podcast, Alcott reflected on the accident that ended Vonn’s remarkable comeback story just 13 seconds into the Olympic downhill...
Discover Chamonix with ‘The Ski Podcast’: An Audio Guide to the Alps’ Most Famous Resort
Chamonix is one of the world’s best-known mountain destinations, but it’s also one of the most complex. Iain Martin, host of The Ski Podcast, spent two months living in Chamonix earlier this year, to try and make sense of what makes the resort so special, from history to high mountain, from glaciers to guides. The...