Tignes and Sainte-Foy to join forces
The French ski resorts of Tignes and Sainte-Foy have announced that they plan to join forces, forming a new lift company to be called ALTTA (Alliance Locale pour la Transition des Territoires d’Altitude). Transition will be complete by June 2026 The new company has already been formed to take over the management of their ski areas but will...
Chemmy Alcott interview for Welove2Ski
The latest in Iain’s series of ‘Chairlift Chat’ interviews for snowsports website welove2ski.com is now live, featuring BBC Ski Sunday presenter, Chemmy Alcott. You can read this article here. You can listen to Iain’s entire interview with Chemmy Alcott in podcast format at The Ski Podcast or on Spotify:
Verbier article in Fall Line Skiing Magazine
Iain’s article on his trip to Verbier in March 2024 has now been published in the January 2025 issue of Fall Line Skiing Magazine. Freeride meets sustainability in Verbier The focus was on the efforts Verbier is putting in to sustainability. Iain travelled by low-carbon train via the hub at Le Chable and spoke to...
Will a Lamborghini snowboard make you faster?
The Italian ‘supercar’ manufacturer Lamborghini has announced the release of ‘Warpspeed’ – a new snowboard. The ‘Warpspeed’ has been designed in collaboration with Capita, using Falcor composite fastenings. The front and back of the boards have been shaped to resemble recent Lamborghini supercars, coloured with a special purple finish. It also comes adorned with the...
Dave Ryding interview on welove2ski.com
In the most recent of Iain’s series of ‘Chairlift Chat’ interviews for snowsports website welove2ski.com, he spoke to Dave Ryding, Britain’s most successful ski racer. You can read this article here. You can listen to the full interview in Episode 199 of The Ski Podcast:
Les 3 Vallées article on welove2ski.com
Iain travelled out to Les 3 Vallées in December 2024 for the opening days of the season in Courchevel and Méribel. His report from the weekend has now been published on welove2ski.com: You can watch Iain’s video reports from the weekend at the Skipedia YouTube channel: Listen to Iain’s review of the opening weekend of...