David Lindsay interview on welove2ski.com
In the second of my new series of ‘Chairlift Chat’ interviews for snowsports website welove2ski.com, I spoke to David Lindsay, son on the founder of Meribel, Sir Peter Lindsay. You can read this article here. You can also listen to the entire interview in Episode 190 of The Ski Podcast:
Snow Train article in The Telegraph
In December 2023, Iain travelled from London to the French Alps on the inaugural service of the new Eurostar Snow Train. His article on the trip has now been published in The Telegraph: You can read more about Iain’s journey and how the new Snow Train works at Ski Flight Free and hear Iain’s views...
Trojena: The Saudi Arabian ‘Ski Resort’
The chances are that taking a ski holiday in Saudi Arabia is not top of your bucket list but encouraged by China’s success in hosting a Winter Olympics without any natural snow, the developers of Trojena are determined to give you that opportunity. The ‘ski resort’ of Trojena will be part of NEOM, a proposed...
‘Homeland’: The first ski resort without lifts?
With climate change and global warming at the centre of the conversation around skiing, it’s more common to read about ski resorts closing than new ones opening. That makes ‘Homeland’ – a new ski-touring only ski resort in the Lombardy region of Italy – even more notable. The resort opened last winter above the small...
Lift pass prices in Alps increase by up to 30%
Most ski resorts have been affected by the increase in energy costs in the last year and a half. Some recent analysis shows that prices have increased in all countries overall, with price hikes highest in Austria and lowest in Switzerland. Average Increase in Lift Pass Prices Switzerland – 2.9%France – 6.8%Italy – 8%Austria – 11.2%...
UK is most important international market for French ski resorts
A new survey shows that 31% of visitors to French ski resorts are from international markets. The figure peaks at 35% for the Northern French Alps and is as low as 13% in the Pyrenees. The research, by G2A Consulting, shows that the UK topped the international table prior to Covid, representing 41% of all...