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Where can you find a chalet with a sex dungeon?

Where can you find a chalet with a sex dungeon?

Where can you find a chalet with a sex dungeon? Who hasn’t asked that question when researching a ski holiday? Yes, ski-in ski-out is important, but are nipple clamps included? And forget about poached eggs for breakfast, are Yoni eggs on offer? Genuine Search Term The reason we ask is that we genuinely came across (so to...
The Knowledge is Powder Ski Podcast

The Knowledge is Powder Ski Podcast

How many long winter evenings have you spent wondering why there isn’t a good ski podcast around? Or even any ski podcast? Well, there’s no guarantees over quality, but now your commutes and jogs around the park can be filled by listening to the ‘The Knowledge is Powder Ski Podcast‘. Earlier this week, Iain Martin...
Kuhtai article by Skipedia in ‘Skier & Snowboarder’ magazine

Kuhtai article by Skipedia in ‘Skier & Snowboarder’ magazine

In February 2017, Iain from Skipedia went out to Kuhtai in the Austrian Tirol for a family ski weekend trip, that also included sightseeing in Innsbruck. His article has now been published in Issue 1 2017/18 of ‘Skier & Snowboarder’ Magazine:        
Crystal Ski’s great new video aims to bring new skiers to the slopes

Crystal Ski’s great new video aims to bring new skiers to the slopes

We are big fans of the new video released by Crystal Ski Holidays this week. “Winter holidays. What’s the big deal, right?” is a tongue-in-cheek attempt to address some of the typical objections that non-skiers have to taking their first ski holiday. UK market has plateaued It’s no secret that the UK market has hit...
Watch how Verbier grows over 80 years (in 20 seconds!)

Watch how Verbier grows over 80 years (in 20 seconds!)

This superb graphic was created by Fiona Pia, an architect whose area of specialisation is alpine planning. Last year she published a PHD titled ‘Urbanizing the Swiss Alps: densification strategies for mountain towns’, which focused on Verbier. According to Pia, Verbier is a resort ‘that is reaching saturation point, with land availability constraints, road congestion and...
Les Arcs, Annecy, Montgenevre and other SkiDebrief 2017 Winners

Les Arcs, Annecy, Montgenevre and other SkiDebrief 2017 Winners

SkiDebrief – the end of season wrap-up by French ski resorts – took place in Val d’Isere at the end of April 2017. As well as being an opportunity to network and share best practice, the event also saw awards handed out. ‘Les Trophées de La Montagne Française’ were designed to reward the best new...