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Iain Martin, The Ski Podcast

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The Top 10 European Ski Areas on Facebook

The Top 10 European Ski Areas on Facebook

So every time we produce one of these lists, it seems someone shows us up for lack of research. It’s true – we had never heard of Bukovel in Ukraine until a couple of weeks ago.  And to be honest, we didn’t even notice that Tirol has almost 100,000 Facebook fans. Then again, Tirol isn’t...
The Top 10 European Ski Resorts on Facebook

The Top 10 European Ski Resorts on Facebook

After our looks at the Top Ten Ski Resorts in France, Austria, Italy, Switzerland (and Scotland), we thought it might be interesting to see how they compare across counties: The Top 10 European Ski Resorts on Facebook 1. Megeve, France – 79312 fans 2. Portes du Soleil, France – 53705 3. Grand Valira, Andorra – 49810 4. Saalbach Hinterglemm,...
Manchester: A tourist office like no other...

Manchester: A tourist office like no other…

When Manchester relocated its visitor centre to Piccadilly Gardens in July 2010, they decided to make a statement by creating a tourist office like no other. Using state of the art technology, the £800,000 project is designed so that visitors to the city have an interactive and fun way to access information, as well as...
The Top 10 Swiss Ski Resorts on Facebook (Feb 12)

The Top 10 Swiss Ski Resorts on Facebook (Feb 12)

Following our previous looks at French, Austrian and Italian ski resorts on Facebook, a look at Switzerland is certainly overdue.  Here’s the scores on the doors in February 2012: The Top 10 Swiss Ski Resorts on Facebook 1. Laax – 22043 fans 2. Davos Klosters – 19116 3. Crans Montana – 10811 4. Zermatt – 9130 5. Verbier –...
How to turn a bubble lift into art...

How to turn a bubble lift into art…

Courchevel 1850 has always been a stylish resort and in recent years works of art have been popping up around the mountain. Last year it was replicas of famous sculptures positioned around resort.  This year they have turned the Verdons bubble lift into a moving art gallery, with contemporary artists invited to dress the telecabines....
Interview with Lake Annecy Ski Resorts about their recent rebranding [Video]

Interview with Lake Annecy Ski Resorts about their recent rebranding [Video]

During Grand Ski 2012 in Annecy, Skipedia asked Stephanie Poillet from Lake Annecy Ski Resorts to tell us more about the recent rebranding of the Massif des Aravis area. Skipedia (www.skipedia.co.uk) is a blog full of fresh ideas about social media and snowsports.