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...
When ski resorts go to war: Saint-Gervais and Megève dispute turns nasty
You know things are going badly between neighbours when both Hitler and Donald Trump are invoked to settle an argument. Yet the mayors of French ski resorts of Saint-Gervais and Megève are currently swapping insults at a rate that would shock even Jackie Weaver. New lift dispute The dispute arose over the construction of a...
8 Takeaways from the 2024 International Report on Snow & Mountain Tourism
Last month, alpine tourism specialist Laurent Vanat, released his 16th annual International Report on Snow & Mountain Tourism. We look at 8 takeaways from the report. Full access is limited to crowdfunding supporters or copies can be purchased online. Winter 2022/23 was a ‘very average’ season Total skier numbers for the 2022/23 winter season were 372m...
Mathieu Blanchard interview for Ultrarunner Magazine
Iain recently interviewed the world-class trail runner Mathieu Blanchard for Ultrarunner Magazine. You can find out in this exclusive interview why he has chosen Les 2 Alpes as his training base, the reasoning behind his focus on ski touring this winter and exactly what went on in his epic battle with Kilian Jornet during the...
FIS racers’ secret meeting to change calendar
According to skiracing.com, ski racers recently met secretly in Kvitfjell, Norway to discuss a plan of action to force FIS to make changes to the existing race calendar. Top of the agenda was an end to the demanding double race weekends and replacing the twice-cancelled ‘Speed Opening’ downhill races that Zermatt and Cervinia may be...
Les 2 Alpes Snow Marathon article on Ultrarunner Magazine
In January 2024, Iain went to Les 2 Alpes in the southern French Alps to take part in Les Lumières de la Muzelle – a trail marathon completely on snow. You can now read his report on the race at UltrarunnerMagazine.co.uk Iain also reported on the race in Episode 198 of The Ski Podcast