The ‘25 in 25’ Challenge: Raising funds for Snow Camp
Iain Martin, host of The Ski Podcast, is challenging himself to ski all five of the UK’s indoor snow centres in a single day to raise funds for Snow Camp. Iain’s ’25 in 25’ target is to raise enough funds to give 25 inner-city young people the chance to experience snowsports in 2025 on Snow Camp’s beginner programme this...
7 Takeaways from the 2025 International Report on Snow & Mountain Tourism
The 17th edition of the International Report on Snow & Mountain Tourism by Swiss industry expert Laurent Vanat revealed some interesting data. Highlights that stood out were: According to Vanat there are 68 countries that offer outdoor snow ski areas and around 6,000 resorts exist globally. Copies of the report can be purchased online at www.vanat.ch
Magic Pass hits record numbers after 2025/26 launch
Europe’s leading collective lift pass – the Magic Pass – has started strongly for its 9th year in operation. Sales for the 2025/26 season opened on 11 March and by 08 April, Magic Pass have reported 277,000 sales for next season. This has generated more than CHF108 million in revenue – a whopping 64% increase...
Interview with Ed Leigh on welove2ski
The latest in Iain’s series of ‘Chairlift Chat’ interviews has been published on welove2ski.com In this instalment, Iain speaks with BBC commmentator and Ski Sunday presenter Ed Leigh, about his career in broadcasting and the new Natural Selection series. You can listen to Iain’s full interview with Ed in Episode 236 of The Ski Podcast:...
Iain features on the Storm Skiing Podcast
Earlier this winter, Iain swapped from his usual role of interviewer for The Ski Podcast to interviewee, when he appeared on the Storm Skiing Podcast. The Storm Skiing Podcast is hosted by Stuart Winchester, and focuses predominantly on the North American ski industry. Stuart wanted to quiz Iain on his knowledge of European Skiing. You...
Mount Etna article in ‘Sunday Telegraph’
As well as being published online in the travel section of The Telegraph website, Iain’s article about skiing on Mount Etna was published in the print version of the ‘Sunday Telegraph’ on 16 March 2025. Iain travelled to Etna in February 2025 while the volcano was in the midst of the largest eruption for twenty...