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...
Zermatt article in ‘Fall Line Magazine’
In August 2023, Iain visited Zermatt to inspect the new ‘Matterhorn Glacier Paradise II’ lift that connects Klein Matterhorn and Testa Grigia. It completes the full ‘Matterhorn Alpine Crossing’, which links Cervinia in Italy and Zermatt in Switzerland, via six lifts over 90 minutes. Iain’s article has now been published by ‘Fall Line Skiing‘. You...
Perisher/Thredbo article in ‘The Telegraph’
Iain travelled to the Australia ski resorts of Perisher and Thredbo in July 2023. His article has now been published in ‘The Telegraph‘. Iain stayed at ‘The Man from Snowy River Hotel’ in Perisher. You can listen to more about Iain’s trip to Australia in Episode 182 of The Ski Podcast: