Pirmin Zurbriggen interview in ‘InTheSnow Magazine’
Earlier this year, Iain visited Zermatt to speak with Pirmin Zurbriggen, the Olympic gold medal winning former Swiss downhill racer. Zurbriggen is an ambassador for the new ‘Speed Opening’ downhill races – the first cross-border races ever in the FIS World Cup calendar – due to take place in October 2022. His interview with Pirmin...
The Outdoor Industry Demands Climate Policy
We encourage all businesses working in the snowsports industry to join this campaign, organised by the lobbying group Protect Our Winters, asking policy makers to catch up and produce policies that support increased sustainability while penalising bad practices. These demands will be presented in an open letter to European policy makers ahead of COP27. A...
5 Things We Learned from The Ski Club of Great Britain’s 2022 Survey
Last week I attended another excellent edition of LISTEX (London International Snowsports Trade Exchange) at The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead. The highlight was hosting the sustainability session. It was evident that this topic needs so much more time as there was an endless supply of questions from the audience at the end. Credit to...
Don’t Panic! Energy crisis will not stop your skiing this winter…
UPDATE (27 September): —————- Contrary to some alarmist articles (aka ‘clickbait’) you may have recently read, the energy crisis may not affect ski resorts this winter as severely as threatened. The increasing price of energy is forcing both households and businesses alike to take measures to prevent their expenses spiralling out of control during the...
Zermatt ‘Speed Opening’ Article in Fall Line Magazine
In September 2022, Iain visited Zermatt to speak with the organisers of the new ‘Speed Opening’ downhill races – the first cross-border races ever in the FIS World Cup calendar. His article on the event is now live at Fall Line Skiing Magazine. Iain drove to and from Zermatt in a Tesla. You can find out...
The Ski Podcast offers to become new sponsor of the ‘Emirates Air Line’ gondola in London
[September 2022 update] Very disappointing to see that The Ski Podcast was turned down in favour of the possibly-most-boring-name-ever ‘IFS Cloud Cable Car’… —– I was hugely disappointed to see that Transport for London have failed to find a new sponsor for the ‘Emirates Air Line’ gondola in London. Potential new sponsor: The Ski Podcast...