Ski Launch 2024 Review
On 10 September, Iain hosted the ‘Ski Launch 2024’ forum at the Tara Copthorne Hotel in London. Keynote: Why Vail Resorts are buying in Europe (and what it means for the Epic Pass) Mike Goar was the keynote speaker, outlining Vail Resorts strategy for expansion in Europe (but disappointingly refusing to confirm any of the rumoured...
Exclusive: ‘The Brits’ to return to Mayrhofen, Austria in March 2025
British snowsports premier freestyle competition ‘The Brits’ will take place in Mayrhofen, Austria next winter. It will be the first time the event has taken place in the Alps since 2019, when Laax in Switzerland was the venue. Stu Brass, organiser of ‘The Brits’ confirmed the news in Episode 213 of The Ski Podcast: “It’s...
10 Things We Learned from the latest Ski Club of Great Britain Consumer Report
Last week, we attended the annual LISTEX & SASTEX online event, organised by the Mountain Trade Network. The two-day event started with a presentation by James Gambrill, General Manager at the Ski Club of Great Britain. He revealed the results of the end-of-season consumer report. We take a look here at some of the main...
‘Ski Launch 2023’ in London
In September 2023, Iain from Skipedia and The Ski Podcast led the forum at ‘Ski Launch 2023’, the annual event for ski industry professionals organised by Paddy Daly, from Paddy PR. Around one hundred industry professionals from the UK, representing tour operators, destinations and journalists gathered to exchange ideas. Keynote: Why Europe’s largest ski company...
Train Travel and ‘Off the Beaten Track’ panels at the National Snow Show
Iain from The Ski Podcast and Ski Flight Free was busy at the recent National Snow Show, held at the Birmingham NEC last weekend. On Saturday, Iain was joined by Krissy Roe (Inghams Ski), Anna Hughes (Flight Free UK) and Hannah Zajic (Austrian Tourist Board) to discuss the topic of train travel to ski resorts....
Industry gathers for LISTEX Luxury in London
Tour operators, destinations, properties and members of the media gathered in London last week for ‘LISTEX Luxury’ – a focus on the top end of the market. After networking sessions in the morning, James Gambrill from the Ski Club of Great Britain opened the afternoon forum session with a look at the data behind the...