Instagrammers invited on ‘Insta Expedition’ to Verbier
While the debate about the value of Instagram and its ‘Instagrammers’ goes on, many brands continue to reach out to influencers. The Swiss ski resort of Verbier has recently run an innovative promotion. The resort invited five influential Instagrammers from three countries for a special ‘Insta Expedition’. Mountain Photography Expedition Organised in partnership...
55% of La Folie Douce Val Thorens sold for €2.5m
Most British skiers to France will have heard of the ‘clubbing at altitude’ concept of La Folie Douce. The first Folie Douce was established in Val d’Isere in 2007 by founder Luc Reversade. You can now party and eat in six resorts across the French Alps – Val d’Isere, Val Thorens, Meribel-Courchevel, Alpe d’Huez and...
Conspiracy against La Grave?
Many skiers and snowboarders will know that the main road along the Oisons valley from Grenoble to La Grave has been blocked for almost a year now. Tunnel de Chambon closed The road was closed when a huge 60m crack was found in the wall of the Tunnel de Chambon. This has still not been...
Les 2 Alpes article by Skipedia in ‘Men’s Running’
In January, Iain from Skipedia went out to Les 2 Alpes to take part in their Night Snowtrail event. His report on the race was published on the ‘Men’s Running Magazine’ website. You can read the full article here. You can watch Iain’s video about the event here: Iain uses custom insoles...
Interview with Thibaut Loubere, Community Manager, Val Thorens
With 230,000 fans on Facebook, 20000 followers on Instagram and 15000 on Twitter Val Thorens is one of the most engaged ski resorts in the world. So during our recent visit to Val Thorens, Skipedia took the opportunity to catch up with Thibaut Loubere, Community Manager for the resort. Q: This is your first...
Courchevel and Val Thorens go head to head to open first
Ski resorts can be like buses – you wait for ages for one of them to open early and suddenly two do it on the same day. Today (Wednesday 26 November) both Courchevel and Val Thorens opened early for a preview day of skiing. Announced on Twitter In the case of Courchevel, which doesn’t officially...